Socioeconomic disparities in household secondhand smoke exposure among non-smoking adolescents in the Republic of Korea
- Authors
- Park, Sunhee; Lim, Sungwon; Kim, Junghee; Lee, Haein; June, Kyung Ja
- Issue Date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Keywords
- Secondhand smoke; exposure to environmental tobacco smoke; socioeconomic status; adolescents; youth
- Citation
- Global Public Health, v.12, no.9, pp 1104 - 1121
- Pages
- 18
- Journal Title
- Global Public Health
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 9
- Start Page
- 1104
- End Page
- 1121
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/8395
- DOI
- 10.1080/17441692.2015.1117119
- ISSN
- 1744-1692
1744-1706
- Abstract
- This nationally representative study examined (a) gender and age differences in household secondhand smoke exposure (HSHSE) and (b) associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and HSHSE among non-smoking Korean adolescents. Two subsamples were analysed: males (n = 25,648) and females (n = 30,240). The HSHSE measures were incidence of HSHSE (yes/no) and number of days of HSHSE (1-7 days); the SES measures were parental education, perceived economic status, and family wealth. For the first aim, chi-square test, t-test, and bivariate negative binomial regression analysis were performed; For the second aim, multivariate logistic regression and negative binomial regression analyses were performed. The incidence and number of days of HSHSE were significantly higher among females (32.35% and 3.48 days) than males (26.83% and 3.08 days). The HSHSE incidence was significantly higher among younger adolescents (23.32% to 31.08% of males and 26.58% to 37.03% of females). Lower SES was associated with (a) greater odds of HSHSE (odds ratio: 1.121.58 among males and 1.19-1.85 among females) and (b) greater incidence rates of HSHSE (incidence rate ratio: 1.05-1.17 among males and 1.10-1.14 among females). Efforts should be made to decrease HSHSE among adolescents, particularly low-SES youth.
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