Social and Structural Determinants of Single and Polytobacco Use Among United States-Born and Foreign-Born Black Young Adults
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Racist events and housing insecurity correlate with polytobacco use in foreign-born Black young adults (YA). Safety concerns and racist events link to polytobacco use in U.S.-born Black YA, indicating tailored tobacco prevention needs.
Area Of Science
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Health Disparities
Background
- Polytobacco use is a significant public health issue among young adults.
- Understanding social and structural factors influencing tobacco use in diverse populations is crucial.
- Nativity status may influence the social and structural correlates of tobacco product use.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine nativity differences in social and structural correlates of single and polytobacco product use.
- To investigate factors associated with tobacco use among U.S.-born and foreign-born Black young adults (YA).
Main Methods
- An online cross-sectional study was conducted with 484 U.S.-born and foreign-born Black YA (ages 18-25).
- Measures included past 30-day tobacco product use, safety concerns, food and housing insecurity, and experience of racist events.
- Stratified adjusted multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed.
Main Results
- Overall, 18.8% reported single tobacco use and 17.4% reported polytobacco use.
- For foreign-born YA, racist events (aOR=1.06) and housing insecurity (aOR=1.95) were associated with polytobacco use.
- For U.S.-born YA, racist events (aOR=1.02) and safety concerns (aOR=3.19) were associated with polytobacco use.
Conclusions
- Experience of racist events was associated with polytobacco use in both U.S.-born and foreign-born Black YA.
- Different structural determinants were linked to polytobacco use based on nativity.
- Tailored tobacco prevention efforts are needed for Black young adults in the U.S.
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