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. 2014 Sep;49(11):1365-75.
doi: 10.3109/10826084.2014.901389. Epub 2014 Apr 7.

Social stressors and alcohol use among immigrant sexual and gender minority Latinos in a nontraditional settlement state

Paul A Gilbert  1 , Krista Perreira, Eugenia Eng, Scott D Rhodes
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Social stressors and alcohol use among immigrant sexual and gender minority Latinos in a nontraditional settlement state

Paul A Gilbert et al. Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

We sought to quantify the association of social stressors with alcohol use among immigrant sexual and gender minority Latinos in North Carolina (n = 190). We modeled any drinking in past year using logistic regression and heavy episodic drinking in past 30 days using Poisson regression. Despite a large proportion of abstainers, there were indications of hazardous drinking. Among current drinkers, 63% reported at least one heavy drinking episode in past 30 days. Ethnic discrimination increased, and social support decreased, odds of any drinking in past year. Social support moderated the associations of English use and ethnic discrimination with heavy episodic drinking.

Keywords: Hispanic; binges; drinking; gay; men who have sex with men (MSM); southeast US; transgender.

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Conditional Effect of English Use on Log-Count of Heavy Episodic Drinking Episodes in Past 30 Days
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Conditional Effect of Ethnic Discrimination on Log-Count of Heavy Episodic Drinking Episodes in Past 30 Days
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