ジプシー・アンド・トラベラー・コミュニティの喫煙と飲酒: イギリスにおける人口調査
Eve Taylor1, Harry Tattan-Birch1, Melissa Oldham1
1Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Addiction (Abingdon, England)
|February 18, 2026
まとめ
イギリスのジプシー・アンド・トラベラー・コミュニティは,他の民族集団と比較して,喫煙の頻度が高く,喫煙と飲酒のレベルが高くなります. これらの発見は,標的を絞った介入を必要とする健康上の大きな格差を強調しています.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- 健康の格差について
- エスニック・ヘルス・スタディズ エスニック・ヘルス・スタディズ
背景:
- イギリスのジプシー・アンド・トラベラー・コミュニティは,深刻な健康問題に直面しています.
- 喫煙とアルコールの消費は,これらの健康格差に貢献している可能性が高い.
- これらのコミュニティ内での喫煙と飲酒の流行に関する国内データも限られている.
研究 の 目的:
- イギリスのジプシー・トラベラー・コミュニティの喫煙と飲酒の流行と重さを推定する.
- これらの見積もりと,英国の他の民族集団の見積もりとを比較する.
主な方法:
- イギリスで2013年から2025年にかけて毎月の横断調査を利用した観察研究.
- 226,239人の成人 (213人のジプシーまたは旅行者) のデータを分析した.
- リグレッションモデルでは,年齢,性別,調査年によって調整された喫煙とアルコール摂取の流行と重さを推定しました.
主要な成果:
- 現在の喫煙率は,ジプシー・アンド・トラベラー群では33.0%で",その他の白人"群では18.7%であった (P<0.001).
- ジプシー・アンド・トラベラー・コミュニティの喫煙者は,毎日より多くのタバコを吸っていると報告しました (12.5対9.0).
- アルコールの消費は低かった (61.5%対77.1%),高リスクの飲酒と依存症の可能性はジプシーとトラベラーグループで高かった.
結論:
- イギリスのジプシー・アンド・トラベラー族は,他の民族よりも高い喫煙率を示しています.
- これらのコミュニティ内で喫煙および/または飲酒する人は,より有害なレベルで行う傾向があります.
- 発見は,ジプシーとトラベラー集団の薬物使用に対処するターゲット化された公衆衛生戦略の必要性を強調しています.
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