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KMID : 0613620200400040611
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Health Social Welfare Review
2020 Volume.40 No. 4 p.611 ~ p.635
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A Qualitative Study on the Level of Interest in Heated Tobacco Products in South Korea: Using Data of Naver Search Trend and Online News Media Coverage
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Hwang Ji-Eun
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Abstract
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The public recognizes that HTPs are less harmful than conventional cigarettes and possibly less addictive. For these reasons, the number of HTPs is gradually increasing. This study examined people's interest in HTPs over time and analyzed whether their interests were related to online news reports. From January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020, the HTP search volume through Naver was extracted using the Naver Trend homepage, and the change in the search volume over time was examined. In addition, Yonhap News reports on HTPs during the same period were classified into report type (article, photo news, etc.) and content (policy, health-related issues, tobacco company activity, trend, etc.). From January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020, HTP search activity through the Naver portal site was most active in June 2017. During the same period, there were a total of 533 HTPs-related online news pieces published by Yonhap News, with 321 articles (60.2%), 197 photos (37.0%), and 15 etc. (2.8%). Article and photographic news, excluding etc., accounted for 37.1% of tobacco company activities and comprised news about policies (29.7%), health-related issues (11.6%), and trends (11.0%). Thus, it is necessary to prevent the increasing use of HTPs that have not yet been validated as safe by preparing a plan that shares the health risks of HTPs, based on scientific evidence.
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KEYWORD
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Tobacco, Smoking, Heated Tobacco Products, Trend, Content Analysis
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