Social and cultural influences on tobacco-related health disparities among South Asians in the USA

ObjectiveTo explore and understand key cultural contexts of tobacco use among South Asian communities in the USA.DesignFocus groups, with homogeneous compositions of gender, generational status and length of time in the USA, were conducted in two distinct South Asian ethnic enclaves. Focus group fin...

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Published in:	Tobacco control Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 422 - 428
Main Authors:	Mukherjea, Arnab, Morgan, Patricia A, Snowden, Lonnie R, Ling, Pamela M, Ivey, Susan L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.07.2012 BMJ Publishing Group BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Asia, Western - ethnology Asian people Asians Behavior Cardiovascular disease Community Cross-Cultural Comparison Cultural identity Cultural values Data analysis Demography Ethnic identity Female Focus Groups Gender Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health risks Health Status Disparities Hookahs Humans Influence Male Middle Aged Migration Minority & ethnic groups Noncitizens Nuts Paan Population Qualitative study Researchers smokeless tobacco products Smoking - ethnology Social Class Social Values Socioeconomics South Asian culture Studies Surveillance Tobacco Tobacco products Tobacco use Tobacco, Smokeless Traditions Transients and Migrants - psychology United States - epidemiology Young Adult United States Asia, Western South Asia
ISSN:	0964-4563, 1468-3318, 1468-3318
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