Religiosity, Mental Health and Substance Use Among Black and Hispanic Adults During the First Six Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City

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• Personal Author:
  Bresnahan M ; Cheslack-Postava K ; Dreher DR ; Goodwin RD ; Hankerson SH ; Hoven CW ; Hsu Y-J ; Jonsson-Cohen A-L ; Lin SX ; Musa GJ ; Ryan M ; Skokauskas N ; Svob C
• Description:
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between personal religiosity, mental health, and substance use outcomes among Black and Hispanic adults during the first six months of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City (NYC). Phone interviews were conducted with 441 adults to obtain information on all variables. Participants self-reported race/ethnicity as Black/African American (n = 108) or Hispanic (n = 333). Logistic regression were used to examine associations between religiosity, mental health, and substance use. There was a significant inverse association of religiosity and substance use. Religious people had a lower prevalence of drinking alcohol (49.0%) compared to non-religious people (67.1%). Religious people also had substantially lower prevalence of cannabis or other drug use (9.1%) in comparison to non-religious people (31%). After adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and household income, the association of religiosity with alcohol use and with cannabis/other drug use remained statistically significant. Despite restricted access to in-person religious activities and congregational supports, the findings suggest that religiosity itself may be helpful from a public health perspective, independent of serving as a conduit for other social services. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Healthcare Disparities Mental Health Minority Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Substance-Related Disorders
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Religion/Spirituality COVID-19 COVID-19 Pandemic Health Disparities Mental Health Minority Health Substance Abuse Substance Use
• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067649
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 May; 20(9):5632
• Contact Point Address:
  Connie Svob, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University-New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
• Email:
  connie.svob@nyspi.columbia.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  New York State Psychiatric Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9afe011ee922a9f0fac80f1d96fe311e3da032d426d01ee0d16f7d7a161c2e7a141d822a0d0c5b56db8e17d05d0b85196fb6f63c9b9046b55c9ffc959385406d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229921/cdc_229921_DS1.pdf
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