Cigarettes and the Somali diaspora: tobacco use among Somali adults in Minnesota.

Background: Since the onset of the Somali civil war in 1991, more than 1 million Somalis have been displaced from Somalia. Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the U.S.

Characteristics and prevalence of tobacco use among Somali youth in Minnesota.

Background: Somalis compose the largest African refugee group in the U.S., with more than 55,000 primary arrivals since 2000.

Tobacco use and cessation among Somalis in Minnesota.

Background: Somalis compose the largest African refugee group living in the U.S., with more than 10,330 primary arrivals in fiscal year 2006 alone.