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KMID : 1231220140050010019
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Journal of the Korean Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
2014 Volume.5 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.25
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Smoking Prevalence among Korean Female Cosmetics Sales Workers
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Cho Hong-Jun
Kang Young-Ho
Jung-Choi Kyunghee
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Abstract
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Background: The rate of cigarette smoking among female is relatively low in East Asian countries. This study was performed to determine the rate of cigarette smoking among cosmetics sales workers and to analyze the factors related to this behavior.
Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was administered to approximately 3,300 cosmetic sales workers employed by major department stores in South Korea. Of the 667 questionnaires returned, 507 were analyzed after excluding missing or inaccurate data. The rate of cigarette smoking and associated factors were analyzed via the chi-square test, t-test and multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results: The prevalence of cigarette smoking among female cosmetics sales workers was 40.6%. Workers were more likely to smoke cigarettes if they had a lower level of education than a higher level of education (odds ratio (OR), 1.91, 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.31-2.78), according to the results of a multivariable adjusted logistic regression analysis that accounted for age, marital status, mental health, alcohol use, care giving status and self-rated health. The ORs of smoking for unmarried workers, workers who were not caregivers, workers with poor self-rated health and poor mental health were ＞1, but this finding was not significant. Compared to the general population, a greater proportion of people in the study population were “ever smoker” (22.9% vs. 55.4%).
Conclusion: The rate of cigarette smoking was much greater among female cosmetics sales workers in Korea than among the general population. Targeted tobacco control policy is urgently needed for this subgroup.
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KEYWORD
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Female, Smoking, Prevalence, Korea, East Asia
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