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Prevalence and Disparities in Tobacco Product Use Among American Indians/Alaska Natives - United States, 2010-2015.
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MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report [MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep] 2017 Dec 22; Vol. 66 (50), pp. 1374-1378. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Dec 22. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- An overarching goal of Healthy People 2020 is to achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve health among all groups.* Although significant progress has been made in reducing overall commercial tobacco product use, <superscript>†</superscript> disparities persist, with American Indians or Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) having one of the highest prevalences of cigarette smoking among all racial/ethnic groups (1,2). Variations in cigarette smoking among AI/ANs have been documented by sex and geographic location (3), but not by other sociodemographic characteristics. Furthermore, few data exist on use of tobacco products other than cigarettes among AI/ANs (4). CDC analyzed self-reported current (past 30-day) use of five tobacco product types among AI/AN adults from the 2010-2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH); results were compared with six other racial/ethnic groups (Hispanic; non-Hispanic white [white]; non-Hispanic black [black]; non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander [NHOPI]; non-Hispanic Asian [Asian]; and non-Hispanic multirace [multirace]). Prevalence of current tobacco product use was significantly higher among AI/ANs than among non-AI/ANs combined for any tobacco product, cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, pipes, and smokeless tobacco. Among AI/ANs, prevalence of current use of any tobacco product was higher among males, persons aged 18-25 years, those with less than a high school diploma, those with annual family income <$20,000, those who lived below the federal poverty level, and those who were never married. Addressing the social determinants of health and providing evidence-based, population-level, and culturally appropriate tobacco control interventions could help reduce tobacco product use and eliminate disparities in tobacco product use among AI/ANs (1).
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- Adolescent
Adult
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
United States epidemiology
Young Adult
Alaska Natives statistics & numerical data
Health Status Disparities
Indians, North American statistics & numerical data
Tobacco Products statistics & numerical data
Tobacco Use Disorder ethnology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1545-861X
- Volume :
- 66
- Issue :
- 50
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29267265
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6650a2