Smoking in Korean-Chinese Middle School Students: Prevalence and Risk Factors

韓裔中國籍中學生吸菸之盛行率及其危險因子

10.1097/JNR.0b013e3182921f35

Soon-Bok E. Park；Soon-Nyung Yun；Wen-Ying Cui；Hyang Kim

吸菸 ； 青少年 ； 韓裔中國籍 ； 中學生 ； 危險因數 ； smoking ； adolescent ； Korean-Chinese ； middle school student ； risk factor

The Journal of Nursing Research

21卷2期（2013 / 06 / 01）

139 - 147

英文

Background: Cigarette smoking is rising among Chinese adolescents, and adolescent smoking is a crucial public health issue. Despite the number of studies that have explored the prevalence and various aspects of adolescent smoking in China, we know of no data currently available on smoking behavior among Korean-Chinese adolescents. Purpose: This article studies the prevalence of smoking and factors affecting smoking behavior among Korean-Chinese adolescents. Methods: Data were collected from six Korean-Chinese middle schools in the Yanbian region of Jilin, China. The differences in data from three groups (never-smokers, ever-smokers, and current smokers) were analyzed using χ^2 tests and analysis of variance. Logistic regression was used to analyze the factors affecting smoking behavior. Results: Among the 2,116 participants, 7.3% of the boys and 3.7% of the girls were ever-smokers, and 7.2% of the boys and 0.8% of the girls were current smokers. Differences among groups in terms of gender, number of friends currently smoking, parental smoking behavior, academic performance, alcohol consumption, and intention not to smoke were all significant (p ＜ .001, .05). Compared with never-smoking and ever-smoking students, currently smoking students perceived a significantly less antismoking environment (p = .000). The smoking rate was 2.24 times higher in boys than girls and was 11.57 times higher in students who had three smoking friends compared with those who had no smoking friends. Conclusion: The findings may help develop more effective intervention approaches to prevent adolescent smoking. Preventive programs should involve smoking parents by increasing the value they place on their children' nonsmoking behavior and equipping them to help deter adolescent smoking.

Background: Cigarette smoking is rising among Chinese adolescents, and adolescent smoking is a crucial public health issue. Despite the number of studies that have explored the prevalence and various aspects of adolescent smoking in China, we know of no data currently available on smoking behavior among Korean-Chinese adolescents. Purpose: This article studies the prevalence of smoking and factors affecting smoking behavior among Korean-Chinese adolescents. Methods: Data were collected from six Korean-Chinese middle schools in the Yanbian region of Jilin, China. The differences in data from three groups (never-smokers, ever-smokers, and current smokers) were analyzed using χ^2 tests and analysis of variance. Logistic regression was used to analyze the factors affecting smoking behavior. Results: Among the 2,116 participants, 7.3% of the boys and 3.7% of the girls were ever-smokers, and 7.2% of the boys and 0.8% of the girls were current smokers. Differences among groups in terms of gender, number of friends currently smoking, parental smoking behavior, academic performance, alcohol consumption, and intention not to smoke were all significant (p ＜ .001, .05). Compared with never-smoking and ever-smoking students, currently smoking students perceived a significantly less antismoking environment (p = .000). The smoking rate was 2.24 times higher in boys than girls and was 11.57 times higher in students who had three smoking friends compared with those who had no smoking friends. Conclusion: The findings may help develop more effective intervention approaches to prevent adolescent smoking. Preventive programs should involve smoking parents by increasing the value they place on their children' nonsmoking behavior and equipping them to help deter adolescent smoking.

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