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KMID : 1032220130080010033
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rural Health Nursing
2013 Volume.8 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.41
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Urban-rural Disparities and Related Factors in Rates of Smoking by Korean Adolescents
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Yu Jung-Ok
Jung Hee-Young
Kim Young-Mi
Kwon Soo-Ja
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Abstract
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Purpose: The study was done to explore relationships between residential areas and smoking rates and to identify related factors contributing to smoking in Korea adolescents.
Methods: An analysis was done of smoking rates and socioeconomic position indicators by city size based on a 2012 cross-sectional nationwide online survey conducted with 74,186 Korean middle and high school students aged 12-18 years old. Data were analyzed using x2-test and multiple logistic regression with the SPSS/WIN18.0 program.
Results: Analyses revealed that rural boys were more likely to be current smokers compared to metropolitan boys (odds ratio 1.18, 95%-confidence interval 1.01; 1.38) but residential areas and smoking rates among girls were not related. After adjusting for covariates, results showed that city size, Family affluence score, economic status, parents’ education level, living with parents, school type, and school achievement were related to increased an proportion of adolescents who smoked.
Conclusion: In conclusion, rural living is a determinant of smoking among boys. Tobacco control programs should recognize differences in living conditions between rural and urban areas.
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KEYWORD
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smoking, adolescent
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