Open AccessThe 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.