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Health Behaviors Among Cambodian Adults in Lowell, Massachusetts.
- Source :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health; Oct2012, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p823-830, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Physical activity, maintaining healthy weight, eating fruits and vegetables, and non-smoking are health behaviors that reduce risk for a variety of poor health outcomes. This analysis reports frequencies and socio-demographic correlates of these behaviors among 381 Cambodians aged 25 and older surveyed in Lowell, MA. The majority reported some physical activity (72 %), healthy weight (62 %), and not smoking (77 %). Only 28 % reported adequate fruit and vegetable consumption. Four multivariable models indicate that (1) physical activity was associated with higher income, lower levels of US education, reading English, and living in the US 11-19 years; (2) healthy weight with living in the US 20 or more years; (3) not smoking with being female and living in the US less than 11 years; and (4) adequate fruit and vegetable consumption with lower levels of US education and reading English. These results inform public health planning for Cambodians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACCULTURATION
BODY weight
CAMBODIANS
CONFIDENCE intervals
ENGLISH as a foreign language
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FRUIT
HEALTH behavior
IMMIGRANTS
INGESTION
INTERVIEWING
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SEX distribution
SMOKING
VEGETABLES
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
SECONDARY analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
EDUCATIONAL attainment
PHYSICAL activity
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15571912
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 104505017
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9620-8