Patterns of Tobacco Use and Related Protective Factors Among Somali Youth in the United States

April K. Wilhelm; Michael J. Parks; Marla E. Eisenberg; Michele L. Allen

doi:10.1007/s10903-020-01013-6

Patterns of Tobacco Use and Related Protective Factors Among Somali Youth in the United States

April K. Wilhelm, Michael J. Parks, Marla E. Eisenberg, Michele L. Allen

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Anti-smoking norms and educational aspirations are established tobacco prevention targets for general United States (U.S.) adolescent populations but protective factors remain poorly characterized for Somali-American youth. Here we describe patterns of past 30-day tobacco use and associated protective factors among eighth, ninth, and eleventh grade Somali adolescent respondents (n = 2009) to the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey using multivariate logistic regressions. E-cigarette (5.7%) and hookah (5.0%) use were most prevalent. Male youth reported higher levels of tobacco use across products. Adjusted odds ratios showed that internal developmental assets (e.g., e-cigarettes aOR 0.37, 95% CI 0.37, 0.79) and parental anti-smoking norms (e.g., e-cigarettes aOR 0.19, 95% CI 0.09, 0.38) protected against use of all tobacco products. E-cigarettes and hookah are prevalent among U.S. Somali youth, highlighting the need for prevention efforts that address emerging tobacco products and leverage protective factors such as internal assets and parental anti-smoking norms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	103-112
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-01013-6
State	Published - Feb 2021

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Public school students in Minnesota provided Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) data via local public school districts and data are managed by the MSS Interagency Team. This project was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under National Research Service Award (NRSA) in Primary Medical Care. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S.

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This project was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under National Research Service Award (NRSA) in Primary Medical Care, Grant Number T32HP22239 (PI: Borowsky), Bureau of Health Workforce. Acknowledgements

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Adolescence
Protective factors
Refugee and immigrant
Tobacco use

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