TY - JOUR T1 - Smoking cessation intervention among Vietnamese Americans: a controlled trial JF - Tobacco Control JO - Tob Control SP - S16 LP - S24 DO - 10.1136/tc.4.suppl1.S16 VL - 4 IS - Suppl 1 AU - Stephen J McPhee AU - Christopher NH Jenkins AU - Ching Wong AU - Don Fordham AU - Ky Quoc Lai AU - Joyce Adair Bird AU - Joel M Moskowitz Y1 - 1995/06/01 UR - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/4/Suppl_1/S16.abstract N2 - Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate, media-led information and education smoking cessation campaign.Design Two-year controlled trial, multicomponent programme.Subjects and setting Vietnamese men living in Santa Clara County, California, US.Main outcome measures Pretest (1990) and post-test (1992) surveys of randomly selected Vietnamese men in Santa Clara County and Houston, Texas, serving as a comparison community.Results In both 1990 and 1992, adult males in both communities were more likely to smoke if they were younger (p < 0.005), if they were more recent immigrants (p < 0.001), if they had less than a high school education (p < 0.005), or if their English proficiency was limited (p < 0.001). Between 1990 and 1992, smoking prevalence remained constant in Santa Clara County (36% in 1990; 36% in 1992), and in Houston (40% in 1990; 41% in 1992). The proportions of recent quitters, although greater in Santa Clara County than Houston, did not change significantly between pretest and post-test in either community.Conclusion The continuing high smoking prevalence rate among Vietnamese men in Santa Clara County suggests a need for continuing intervention, particularly among recent immigrants. ER -