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KMID : 0613620070270010103
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Health Social Welfare Review
2007 Volume.27 No. 1 p.103 ~ p.130
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The Effect of Early Detection of Hypertension and Diabetes on Smoking and Alcohol Drinking
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Choi Jeong-Soo
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Abstract
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The Effect of Early Detection of Hypertension and Diabetes on Smoking and Alcohol Drinking Smoking and alcohol drinking have been described as major preventable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases(CVD), a worldwide leading cause of death, and of hypertension and diabetes which also have strong association with CVD. Accordingly, policies to promote people’s health have priority to reduced rate of smoking and alcohol drinking and to early detection and treatment of those
diseases. In Korea, there have been a clear reduction in smoking population among male aged 20 and over, and an increase in check-up for hypertension and diabetes since National Health Promotion Act of 1995. However, both the smoking population among female rather increase and the rate of awareness of his(her) own hypertension and diabetes stay at low level indicate the need to further development of program strategies.
This study is designed to adapt a health promotion theory which describe the influence of cognitive factor on behavioral change, as against former studies on health behavior have mostly conducted regardless of the perceived prevalence of related diseases. Thus, it attempts to identify the fact that the awareness of hypertension/diabetes from regular check up affect smoking and alcohol drinking. Health interview and examination data for total of 1,506 persons who have hypertension/diabetes among aged 20 and over in 2001 National Health Interview and Examination Survey are employed.
Descriptive and logistic regression analyses are conducted and produce meaningful results; only 25.2% of male and 40.7% of female who currently have hypertension/diabetes aware and treat it(them); the awaring and treating their hypertension/diabetes show significantly low rate of smoking and alcohol drinking compare to those neither aware nor treat; smoking increases the probability of alcohol drinking and vice versa.
Based on the findings, it is recommended that health promotion programmes put more emphasis on health examination especially on regular check up for hypertension/diabetes with considerations of accessibility and significance. In addition, interrelationships among health behaviors suggest the need to link two programs of smoking and alcohol drinking together while aiming at abstaining from smoking of who drink with smoke.
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KEYWORD
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health behavior, smoking, alcohol drinking, awareness of hypertension/diabetes
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