Smoking Cessation Behavior in Male Portuguese Californians

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify determinants of smoking cessation in a sample of male Portuguese Californians using data from the Portuguese Study, a dissertation thesis study with a crosssectional design that assessed 141 smokers and 67 ex-smokers of Portuguese origin residing in Southern and Central California recruited from Portuguese community clubs. Socio-demographics, acculturation, health beliefs, stress, and social support for smoking cessation were assessed and measured in this population. Bivariate predictors of becoming an ex-smoker were being married (p=.01), having a high support index for not smoking (p

O Estado das Disparidades em Saúde dos Luso-Americanos

“…Within the public health and medical literature, Portuguese Americans are considered both White and part of the Latino ethnic identity. [7][8][9] The members of the Hispanic Congressional Caucus have current members who are of Azorean and Portuguese ancestry and that includes U.S. Representative Lori Ann Loureiro Trahan (parents are Azorean and from Mainland Portugal), and U.S. Representative Devin Nunes (both parents are Azorean), and Former U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (mother was Portuguese).…”