吉普赛人和旅行者社区的吸烟和饮酒:英国的一项人口研究
Eve Taylor1, Harry Tattan-Birch1, Melissa Oldham1
1Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Addiction (Abingdon, England)
|February 18, 2026
概括
英国的吉普赛人和旅行者社区的吸烟率更高,吸烟和饮酒水平更高,与其他族群相比. 这些发现突显出严重的健康差异,需要有针对性的干预措施.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
- 民族健康研究 民族健康研究
背景情况:
- 英国的吉普赛人和旅行者社区面临着重大的健康挑战.
- 吸烟和饮酒可能是造成这些健康差异的原因.
- 有限的国家数据存在于这些社区的吸烟和饮酒流行.
研究的目的:
- 估计英国吉普赛人和旅行者社区中吸烟和饮酒的流行和严重程度.
- 将这些估计与其他英国族群的估计进行比较.
主要方法:
- 在英格兰,利用2013-2025年每月的横截面调查进行的一项观察性研究.
- 分析了226,239名成年人 (213名吉普赛人或旅行者) 的数据.
- 回归模型估计了吸烟和饮酒的患病率和重度,根据年龄,性别和调查年份进行了调整.
主要成果:
- 目前的吸烟率在吉普赛人和旅行者中为33.0%,而在"其他白人"群体中为18.7% (P < 0.001).
- 吉普赛人和旅行者社区的吸烟者报告说,他们每天吸更多的香烟 (12.5对9.0).
- 虽然酒精消费较低 (61.5%vs77.1%),但高风险饮酒和可能的依赖性在吉普赛人和旅行者群体中更高.
结论:
- 英国的吉普赛人和旅行者个人吸烟率高于其他族群.
- 那些在这些社区吸烟和/或饮酒的人往往会在更有害的水平上这样做.
- 调查结果强调需要针对性公共卫生战略,以解决吉普赛人和旅行者人口中物质使用的问题.
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