Journal article
Race, Concern About COVID-19 Discrimination, and Cigarette Smoking Behavior: Comparison Between US Asian and White Adults Who Use Commercial Tobacco
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, v 10(4), pp 1-7
01 Aug 2023
PMID: 35994174
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Abstract
Anti-Asian discrimination incidents in the USA have resurged during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is unclear how concern about being discriminatorily treated due to the COVID-19 pandemic varies between Asian and Asian American (A&AsA) and White adults. We examined A&AsA vs. White differences in concern about COVID-19 discrimination and associations of this concern with changes in cigarette smoking behaviors before and during the pandemic. Data were from a US representative sample of A&AsA and White adults (≥ 21 years) who currently and formerly used commercial tobacco (
n
= 1052), collected through an online panel oversampling A&AsA adults in January–February 2021. Participants reported their concern, worry, and stress about COVID-19 discrimination and past-30-day cigarette consumption before and during the pandemic. We examined the association between race and overall concern about COVID-19 discrimination, and this concern’s associations with changes in past-30-day cigarette smoking consumption, smoking continuation, and return to smoking using weighted multivariable logistic and linear regression models. Overall concern about COVID-19 discrimination was higher (adjusted mean = 1.7, standard error = 0.16) among A&AsA adults who currently and formerly used commercial tobacco than their White counterparts (adjusted mean = 0.60, standard error = 0.04;
p
< 0.01). Overall concern about COVID-19 discrimination was associated with increased past-30-day cigarette consumption by 26.5 cigarettes (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.2–51.9) and 4.4 times (95% CI = 2.3–8.5) greater odds of return to smoking among adults who smoke cigarettes. A&AsA adults who currently and formerly used commercial tobacco disproportionately bore higher concern about COVID-19 discrimination, and in turn could lead to increased smoking behavior and related morbidity and mortality among A&AsA adults.
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- Title
- Race, Concern About COVID-19 Discrimination, and Cigarette Smoking Behavior: Comparison Between US Asian and White Adults Who Use Commercial Tobacco
- Creators
- Tina Liu - Harvard Stem Cell InstituteLilianna Phan - National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesJulia Chen-Sankey - Newark, NJ USA Piscataway, NJ USAAniruddh Ajith - University of PittsburghKiana Hacker - National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesBambi Jewett - National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesKelvin Choi - National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Publication Details
- Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, v 10(4), pp 1-7
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Grant note
- ;
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000842882800003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85136562120
- Other Identifier
- 991021894657504721
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