Acculturation status has a modest effect on smoking prevalence among a cohort of Pacific fathers in New Zealand

Tautolo, El Shadan, Schluter, Philip J., Paterson, Janis and McRobbie, Hayden (2011) Acculturation status has a modest effect on smoking prevalence among a cohort of Pacific fathers in New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35 6: 509-516.

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Author Tautolo, El Shadan
Schluter, Philip J.
Paterson, Janis
McRobbie, Hayden
Title Acculturation status has a modest effect on smoking prevalence among a cohort of Pacific fathers in New Zealand
Journal name Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank B)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2011-12
Sub-type Article
DOI 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00774.x
Volume number 35
Issue number 6
ISSN 1326-0200
1753-6405
Start page 509
End page 516
Total pages 8
Place of publication Richmond, Vic., Australia
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
Collection year 2012
Language eng
Formatted abstract Objective:
This article explores the relationship between smoking prevalence and acculturation among a cohort of Pacific Island fathers resident in New Zealand.

Methods:
Overall, 766 Pacific fathers were included in the analysis. Self-reported smoking status was assessed and compared with data from a robust epidemiological measure of acculturation status specifically designed for use amongst the Pacific population. Additional variables describing socio-demographic and other circumstances of the participating fathers were also incorporated in the analysis because of their known association with smoking behaviour.

Results:
Overall, 40.3% of Pacific fathers were current smokers. Multivariable logistic regression showed that acculturation status was associated with smoking crude (p<0.001) and multivariable logistic regression models, when adjusting to socio-demographic variables (p=0.008).

Conclusion:
Smoking rates for Pacific fathers in New Zealand are high. There appears to be a modest effect of acculturation on smoking prevalence, where those fathers with higher Pacific cultural identity have the lowest smoking rates. It is opined that the strength of identification and a holistic view of health enhances the motivations of Pacific fathers to be smoke-free in New Zealand.

Implications:
Strategies which maintain, enhance, and incorporate fathers’ Pacific cultural identity may be a useful addition to comprehensive tobacco control strategies to reduce the prevalence of smoking in Pacific people living in New Zealand.
Keyword Pacific
Tobacco
Fathers
Acculturation
New Zealand
Q-Index Code C1
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Institutional Status UQ

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