Intersectionality and Smoking Cessation: Exploring Various Approaches for Understanding Health Inequities.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many marginalized groups smoke at higher rates and have greater difficulty quitting than less marginalized groups. Most research on smoking cessation inequities has focused on a single sociodemographic attribute (eg, race or socioeconomic status), yet individuals possess multiple attributes that may increase risk. The current study used an intersectionality framework to examine how the interplay between multiple marginalized attributes may impact smoking cessation outcomes.

Methods

A diverse sample of 344 adults enrolled in a smoking cessation program and reported on sociodemographic attributes (eg, race/ethnicity, gender, income) and continuous smoking abstinence on their quit date and at 1, 2, and 4 weeks postquit date. A Cox proportional hazard regression model

SUBMITTER: Potter LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789945 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature