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KMID : 1156220230490020118
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
2023 Volume.49 No. 2 p.118 ~ p.128
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A Study on Characteristics Related to the Current Use of Heated Tobacco Products among Adolescents
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Cho Jun-Ho
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Abstract
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Background: The use of heated tobacco products (HTP) causes many adverse health effects. Although the use of HTP by adolescents is prevalent worldwide, research related to it is very limited. There is a considerable lack of research related to the current HTP use rather than ever-HTP use. In particular, research related to predictive factors for current HTP use in adolescents is scarce.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze related characteristics according to the current use of HTP among South Korean adolescents.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that used data from the Seventeenth Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBWS). A total of 54,848 students in 2021 were included in this study. Chi-square- test, multiple logistic regression analysis, and chi-square test for trend were used for analyzing related characteristics according to use of HTP.
Results: Overall, 715 (1.3%) students responded as having used HTP during the last 30 days among the 54,848 students. It was found that residence type, subjective body type recognition, subjective health recognition, alcohol use, habitual drug experience, close friend current smoking, and conventional cigarette smoking were significantly associated characteristics with the current use of heated tobacco products. Comparing ‘very thin recognition’ with ‘very fat recognition’, the adjusted odds ratio (OR) was 1.93 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.29~2.87) for current use of HTP. Additionally, comparing ‘very unhealthy recognition’ with ‘very healthy recognition’, the aOR was 3.82 (95% CI: 2.40~6.07) for current use of HTP.
Conclusions: Based on these results, residence type, subjective body type recognition, subjective health recognition, alcohol use, habitual drug experience, close friend current smoking, and conventional cigarette smoking were associated with significantly increased odds of current HTP use. Therefore, the results of this study can provide useful evidence about adolescent behaviors in predicting current HTP use.
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KEYWORD
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Heated tobacco products, subjective body type, subjective health recognition, habitual drug use, smoking
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