Tobacco use and cessation among men who have sex with men.

摘要: In “Tobacco Use and Cessation Among a Household-Based Sample of US Urban Men Who Have Sex With Men,” Greenwood et al. reported that the current smoking rate for urban men who have sex with was 31.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 28.6%, 34.3%), this higher than in general population (24.7%; 95% CI 21.2%, 28.2%).1 This observation similar to Kansas City bistate metropolitan area, where following rates cigarette were found: 37.1% 35%, 39.2%) men, 28.6% Cl 9.3%, 47.9%) bisexual 38.1% 34%, 42.2%) lesbians, 55.3% 41.1%, 69.5%) women.2 As indicated, tobacco companies promote their products heavily lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered (LGBT) communities. Thus, it is not surprising other recent studies LGBT adults youths also demonstrated those observed among heterosexuals.3–5 While disparities health behaviors, illnesses, deaths are often thought terms racial/ethnic groups or male female gender, public agencies must recognize can exist because sexual orientation gender identification. As successful cessation programs developed target communities,6 baseline data such as by will become increasingly important measuring program effectiveness. When dealing subsets community, population, local entities may focus on specific diseases risk behaviors. It responsibility work field ignore social environmental issues affect these groups, but rather begin build effective partnerships address groups’ concerns, problems, disparities.