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KMID : 0613620190390030602
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Health Social Welfare Review
2019 Volume.39 No. 3 p.602 ~ p.632
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A Qualitative Study of Smoke-Free Areas in Apartment Buildings: Current Situation and a Way Forward
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Hwang Ji-Eun
Park Eon-Joo
Cho Sung-il
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Abstract
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Most people in South Korea live in collective housing such as apartments, rather than in detached homes, and the issue of smoking in common areas is often controversial among residents. Since September 2016, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, a local government leader, has been authorized to designate all or a section of the hallways, stairways, elevators, or underground parking garages of collective housing buildings as smoke-free areas if at least one-half of the households residing in the buildings agree to the restrictions. Nonetheless, as of June 2018, fewer than 5% of collective housing buildings have implemented designated smoke-free areas. Therefore, this study aimed to determine ways to expand the designation of smoke-free areas in collective housing buildings, focusing specifically on apartments. We conducted in-depth interviews with 11 apartment building managers and analyzed the results using content analysis. Proposals to create smoke-free areas in apartment buildings were proposed by either residents who suffered from secondhand smoke inhalation or by managers seeking to resolve residents' complaints about smoking. According to our results, after these proposals received the required approvals and were implemented, smoking in public areas was reduced, but smoking in individual apartments increased, intensifying the conflict among residents. In this context, national-, community-, and individual-level efforts are needed to expand smoke-free areas in collective housing buildings. Additionally, educational campaigns and initiatives to prevent tobacco smoking in collective housing buildings are also needed.
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KEYWORD
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Tobacco, Smoking Free Area, Apartment, Collective Housing
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