How Much Do Rural Hispanics Know about the Adverse Health Risks of Smoking?.

Butkovic, Tania; Hegde, Ramanujan S.; Hughes, Susan; Lourie, Andrea; Schafer, Sean

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ERIC Number: EJ637877

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Publication Date: 2001

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How Much Do Rural Hispanics Know about the Adverse Health Risks of Smoking?

Butkovic, Tania; Hegde, Ramanujan S.; Hughes, Susan; Lourie, Andrea; Schafer, Sean

Journal of Rural Health, v17 n3 p151-55 Sum 2001

Among 137 rural Hispanic Americans surveyed in central California--over half having limited English proficiency and less than a 7th-grade education--almost all knew that smoking causes lung cancer and osteoporosis, but less than half knew of smoking's other health risks. Current smokers were most likely to underestimate smoking risks. (Contains 26 references.) (SV)

Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Educational Needs, Health Education, Hispanic Americans, Knowledge Level, Physical Health, Risk, Rural Population, Smoking

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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