Trend of easiness to purchase cigarettes among Korean adolescents: the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey 2005-2016
Background According to the Juvenile Protection Act in Korea, tobacco is regarded as juvenile harmful substance, and no one is allowed to sell, rent or distribute tobacco products to adolescents. Furthermore, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 16 prohibits the sales of tobacco products...
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| description | Background
According
to the Juvenile Protection Act in Korea, tobacco is regarded as juvenile harmful
substance, and no one is allowed to sell, rent or distribute tobacco products
to adolescents. Furthermore, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 16
prohibits the sales of tobacco products to minors. In this study, we
investigated the tread and associated factors of easiness to purchase
cigarettes among Korean adolescents from 2005 to 2016.
Methods
The
analyses were based on the data of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based
Survey. We estimated the trend of easiness to purchase cigarettes from 2005 to
2016 and evaluated associated factors by multivariate logistic regression
analyses after adjusting for year, sex, grade, geographic area, self-perceived
socioeconomic status, problematic drinking in last one year, quit attempt in
last one year, current smokers within family members, current smokers within
close friends, pocket money, and average amount of cigarettes smoking.
Results
Easiness
to purchase cigarettes decreased from 83.9% in 2005 to 71.4% in 2016, but still
in very high level. The odds ratios of easiness to purchase cigarettes greater
in adolescents with higher grade, those who smoke higher amount of cigarette
smoking in a day, those who live in metropolitan and big cities, those who had problematic
drinking in last one year, and those who have current smokers within close
friends.
Conclusions
Although
easiness to purchase cigarettes among Korean adolescents decreased, more than
70% of Korean adolescents can purchase cigarettes without an effort. Low
enforcement must be strengthened in order to prevent adolescent smoking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f23c1d67946b46eca02158d99fe83d132022-12-22T03:13:50ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252018-03-0116110.18332/tid/8410784107Trend of easiness to purchase cigarettes among Korean adolescents: the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey 2005-2016Seo Young Kang0Hong-Jun Cho1Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Family Medicine, Korea, Republic ofAsan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Family Medicine, Korea, Republic ofBackground According to the Juvenile Protection Act in Korea, tobacco is regarded as juvenile harmful substance, and no one is allowed to sell, rent or distribute tobacco products to adolescents. Furthermore, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 16 prohibits the sales of tobacco products to minors. In this study, we investigated the tread and associated factors of easiness to purchase cigarettes among Korean adolescents from 2005 to 2016. Methods The analyses were based on the data of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey. We estimated the trend of easiness to purchase cigarettes from 2005 to 2016 and evaluated associated factors by multivariate logistic regression analyses after adjusting for year, sex, grade, geographic area, self-perceived socioeconomic status, problematic drinking in last one year, quit attempt in last one year, current smokers within family members, current smokers within close friends, pocket money, and average amount of cigarettes smoking. Results Easiness to purchase cigarettes decreased from 83.9% in 2005 to 71.4% in 2016, but still in very high level. The odds ratios of easiness to purchase cigarettes greater in adolescents with higher grade, those who smoke higher amount of cigarette smoking in a day, those who live in metropolitan and big cities, those who had problematic drinking in last one year, and those who have current smokers within close friends. Conclusions Although easiness to purchase cigarettes among Korean adolescents decreased, more than 70% of Korean adolescents can purchase cigarettes without an effort. Low enforcement must be strengthened in order to prevent adolescent smoking.http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Trend-of-easiness-to-purchase-cigarettes-among-Korean-adolescents-the-Korea-Youth,84107,0,2.htmlWCTOH |
| spellingShingle | Seo Young Kang Hong-Jun Cho Trend of easiness to purchase cigarettes among Korean adolescents: the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey 2005-2016 Tobacco Induced Diseases WCTOH |
| title | Trend of easiness to purchase cigarettes among Korean adolescents: the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey 2005-2016 |
| title_full | Trend of easiness to purchase cigarettes among Korean adolescents: the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey 2005-2016 |
| title_fullStr | Trend of easiness to purchase cigarettes among Korean adolescents: the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey 2005-2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trend of easiness to purchase cigarettes among Korean adolescents: the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey 2005-2016 |
| title_short | Trend of easiness to purchase cigarettes among Korean adolescents: the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey 2005-2016 |
| title_sort | trend of easiness to purchase cigarettes among korean adolescents the korea youth risk behavior web based survey 2005 2016 |
| topic | WCTOH |
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