Epidemiol Health.  2020;42(1):e2020067. 10.4178/epih.e2020067.

Factors associated with indoor smoking at home by adults across Korea: a focus on socioeconomic status

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University, Seongnam, Korea
  • 3Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, College of Medicine and Catholic Institute for Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
  • 4Department of Healthcare Management, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
  • 5Department of Health Administration, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
Secondhand smoke is an issue that cannot be ignored due to its various negative effects. Especially, secondhand smoke inside the household is an area where health policy must pay attention as it can affect all age groups. This study aims to identify the factors associated with smoking inside the household focusing on socioeconomic status in Korea.
METHODS
We used data from the Community Health Survey of 2017 and a total of 33,462 participated in the study. Data were analyzed through IBM SPSS version 25.0 to conduct binary logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS
Results indicated that indoor smoking had a significant association with socioeconomic status. This association was more marked in those participants who had low household income or those with elementary school education level or less. Furthermore, the study indicates that when the smoker is a woman, older, has higher stress, and is a heavier smoker, the probability of her smoking inside the house is higher.
CONCLUSIONS
Based on the results, it is meaningful that this study has found the factors of smoking inside household. The result identify the factors associated with indoor smoking at home, and it can be used as baseline data for developing new smoking cessation policies.

Keyword

Smoke-free policy, Smoking prevention, Family health, Community Health Survey
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