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KMID : 0371020000330010091
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
2000 Volume.33 No. 1 p.91 ~ p.98
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The Awareness and Countermeasures against Harmful Effect of Passive Smoking in Korean Adults
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Sim Hong-Seok
Lee Kang-Sook
Hong Hyun-Sook
Meng Kwang-Ho
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study is to evaluate the awareness, attitude, practice and the countermeasures against passive smoking in Korean adults.
Methods : By self-administered questionnaires, we assessed the knowledge, attitude, behavior for passive smoking and the countermeasure for reduction of it´s harmful effects in 289 men and 238 women.
Results : The subjects that have heard about passive smoking were 96.8% in total and well known were 26.4% of current smoker, 56.6% of ex-smoker, and 14.8% of non=-smoker(p=0.001). The irritative symptom from passive smoking was the most frequent in non-smokers and the most common place where exposed to passive smoking was public place. For attitude against passive smoking in ´no smoking allowed area´, ex-smokers were the most active to recommend to stop smoking. And for opinion about establishment of ´no smoking allowed area´, the restriction by law was the best acceptable method in smokers, exsmokers, and nonsmokers. In marking of ´no smoking allowed area´, 69.9% stop smoking. When smokers were recommended to stop smoking, the more subjects stop smoking with good feeling in marking area, but the less in non-marking area. The factor associated the high awareness of passive smoking were aged(OR=1.07, 1.03-1.12), men(OR=4.34, 2.32-8.46). The persons who have known well about passive smoking had good attitude and behavior to prevent of harmful effect of passive smoking.
Conclusions : This study suggested that education program would be necessary to reduce the passive smoking.
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KEYWORD
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Passive smoking, Awareness, Countermeasure, Harmful effect
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