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Patterns and predictors of health behaviors among racially/ethnically diverse residents of low-income housing developments.
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American journal of health promotion : AJHP [Am J Health Promot] 2014 Sep-Oct; Vol. 29 (1), pp. 59-67. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Dec 20. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Purpose: To examine behavioral patterns and sociodemographic predictors of diet, inactivity, and tobacco use among a diverse sample of residents from low-income housing developments.<br />Design: In this cross-sectional survey study, households and residents were randomly selected using multistage cluster sampling. Setting . The study was conducted in 20 low-income housing developments in the Boston, Massachusetts, metropolitan area.<br />Subjects: Subjects were 828 residents who completed the survey (response rate = 49.3%). Forty-one percent of participants were Hispanic and 38% were non-Hispanic Black. Measures . Outcomes measured were diet, inactivity, and tobacco use. Predictors measured were age, race/ethnicity, gender, education, country in which the subject was born, language spoken, and financial hardship. Analysis . Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the association of three health behaviors with sociodemographic factors.<br />Results: Age, gender, language spoken, and financial hardship showed significant relationships with all three behaviors. For example, those who reported less financial hardship (odds ratio [OR] = 1.75) were more likely to eat healthier. Residents who spoke no English, or at least one language in addition to English, were significantly more likely to report healthier eating (OR = 2.78 and 3.30, respectively) than those who spoke English only. Men were significantly more likely to report less healthy eating (OR = 0.65) than were women. Similar trends emerged for inactivity and tobacco use.<br />Conclusion: Effective health promotion interventions in low-income housing developments that leverage protective factors while addressing risk factors have the potential to reduce income-related health disparities in these concentrated resource-deprived neighborhoods.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Black or African American psychology
Age Factors
Boston epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet ethnology
Diet statistics & numerical data
Female
Hispanic or Latino psychology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Poverty psychology
Poverty statistics & numerical data
Sedentary Behavior ethnology
Sex Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tobacco Use epidemiology
Tobacco Use ethnology
White People psychology
White People statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
Black or African American statistics & numerical data
Health Behavior ethnology
Hispanic or Latino statistics & numerical data
Public Housing statistics & numerical data
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2168-6602
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of health promotion : AJHP
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24359221
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.121009-QUAN-492