J Agric Med Community Health.  2020 Dec;45(4):221-234. 10.5393/JAMCH.2020.45.4.221.

Policy Compliance and Smoking related Behavior Change in a Smoke-free Apartment

• Cho H
• Kim E
• Nam HS

• KMID: 2511863
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5393/JAMCH.2020.45.4.221

Abstract

Objectives
The purpose of this study is to identify the policy compliance according to the socio-demographic characteristics, stress, satisfaction of relationship, Health Belief Model and characteristics of smoking behaviors and knowledge related smoking of the residents living in the Smoke-free apartment and to investigate the change of the smoking related behavior before and after the implementation of the policy.
Methods
The subjects of the survey were 293 residents aged 19 or older who reside in apartments six months after the designation of Smoke-free apartment located in Daejeon. All collected data were analyzed using T-test, ANOVA and Hierarchical multiple regression of SPSS for windows(ver 24.0) program.
Results
The policy compliance was higher in women and those who lived for less than two years, and non-smokers were significantly higher. The policy compliance of the whole subjects was related to satisfaction with the surrounding relationship, perceived disability about smoking cessation, frequency of smoking and the amount of smoking. The policy compliance of the whole subjects was related to the satisfaction of the surrounding relationship, the perceived disability about smoking cessation, and the amount of smoking. In addition, after the implementation of the gold research station designation policy, it had a positive impact on smoker’s smoking behavior and resulted in reducing the frequency of secondhand smoke among residents.
Conclusions
In order to increase the compliance of the non-smoking policy It is necessary to continuously expand the indoor smoking cessation zone policy, develop policies and supplement the health belief model components.

Keyword

Smoking; Smoking cessation; Smoke-free apartment; Health belief model