Patient smoking cessation advice by health care providers: the role of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health.

摘要: Objectives. We assessed differences by ethnicity in ever receiving advice from providers to quit smoking. evaluated whether socioeconomic status and health were moderators of the association.Methods. used 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data, a population-based cross-sectional survey.Results. After adjusting for complex survey design, 69% 14089 current smokers reported being advised provider. Hispanics (50%) African Americans (61%) smoking counseling less frequently compared with Whites (72%, P<.01 each). Ethnic minority status, lower education, poorer remained significantly associated rates after adjustment number cigarettes, time last provider visit, income, comorbidities, insurance, gender, age. Smoking between greater among those income without insurance. Compared ...