Perceptions of risks of smoking among Asian Americans.

摘要: Abstract Background Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of illness and death in United States. Few studies focus on Asian Americans, one fastest growing but underserved populations Methods A cross-sectional survey method was used for this study. The study sample identified by using a stratified-cluster proportional sampling technique. questionnaire developed English, translated into four languages (Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Cambodians), back-translated. consisted 1174 individuals, distributed as follows: Chinese, 34.9%; Korean, 37.1%, 16.7%; Cambodian, 8.4%; others, 2.7%. Results Findings indicated that attitudes toward tobacco-related dangers were associated with smoking status: former never smokers held more negative perceptions regarding compared to current smokers. Further, results American subgroups differed their respective attitudes. first compare among racial/ethnic language Americans. Conclusion body empirical data Americans indicates cessation programs should take account variations smoking-related across ethnic subgroups.