The Influence of Perceived Risk to Health and Immigration-Related Characteristics on Substance Use Among Latino and Other Immigrants | Zendy

Victoria D. Ojeda | Zendy; Thomas L. Patterson | Zendy; Steffanie A. Strathdee | Zendy

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The Influence of Perceived Risk to Health and Immigration-Related Characteristics on Substance Use Among Latino and Other Immigrants

Author(s) -

Victoria D. Ojeda,

Thomas L. Patterson,

Steffanie A. Strathdee

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.108142

Subject(s) - acculturation , immigration , odds , demography , logistic regression , odds ratio , medicine , ethnic group , national health interview survey , gerontology , substance use , public health , multivariate analysis , psychology , environmental health , clinical psychology , geography , population , sociology , archaeology , pathology , anthropology , nursing

We examined whether immigration-related characteristics and perceptions of risk surrounding substance use were independently associated with lifetime use of cigarettes and various illicit substances among immigrant and native-born Latino and non-Latino White adults in the United States.

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