Citation

Kim EG, Park SK, Lee YM, Hyun MY, Narapareddy LR. Res. Nurs. Health 2020; 43(1): 40-47.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/nur.21996

PMID

31788826

Abstract

As a part of Korea's smoking cessation policy, the price of tobacco was increased in January 2015. Initially, the smoking rate among adolescents began to decrease. The current data, however, show that the adolescent smoking rate is on the rise. Alongside price policies, there is a need to further understand additional preventive measures that promote successful smoking cessation by identifying the factors that influence maintenance of smoking cessation in adolescents. This study aimed to identify the factors that influence smoking cessation in adolescents after attempting smoking cessation after increase in tobacco price. The study used large-scale, nationwide, secondary data obtained from the Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey. The sample included a total of 627 subjects who reported an attempt to quit smoking after the tobacco price increased. Descriptive statistics, t test, the χ2 test, and multiple logistic regression were used. The results showed that household economic status, school type, suicidal ideation, experience of exposure to secondhand smoke at home, and experience of witnessing teaching staff smoking were significant factors related to maintenance of smoking cessation among adolescents. To increase the success rate of smoking cessation, future intervention programs should include school environment structure and address emotional and psychological issues such as suicide.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Female; Male; Socioeconomic Factors; Adolescent; adolescents; Adolescent Behavior; Health Behavior; Surveys and Questionnaires; Republic of Korea; Smoking; tobacco; smoking cessation; economic policy; Tobacco Products; Costs and Cost Analysis; Smoking Cessation; pricing policy; tobacco smoking