Association of Residence Type on Smoking in South Korean Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a National Survey

Association of Residence Type on Smoking in South Korean Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a National Survey

The closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced adolescents to stay home. These disruptions, as well as a significant decrease in social access, have impacted smoking behavior. This study identified the association between the adolescents' type of residence and tobacco product us...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 19; no. 19; p. 12886
Main Authors: Kwon, Mi Young, Cho, Myoung Sun
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 08-10-2022
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Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Cigarette smoking
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Electronic cigarettes
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
Humans
No-smoking policies
Pandemics
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
Risk
Risk taking
Schools
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Students
Surveys
Teenagers
Tobacco
Trends
Republic of Korea
South Korea
residence characteristics
tobacco use
adolescent health
smoking
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Summary:The closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced adolescents to stay home. These disruptions, as well as a significant decrease in social access, have impacted smoking behavior. This study identified the association between the adolescents' type of residence and tobacco product use. A cross-sectional study (using data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey) examined 3774 students in 2019 (pre-pandemic) and 2575 students in 2020 (during the pandemic). The participants were South Korean middle and high school students aged 13-19 years. Using multinomial logistic regression, it was shown that adolescents who lived alone or in a boarding house had a higher risk of being an e-cigarette smoker compared with those who lived with family or relatives (OR = 6.49, CI = 2.06-20.45). Living in a dormitory or orphanage also increased the risk of dual tobacco use compared with living with family (OR = 2.09, 95% CI = 1.13-3.84). With the advent and continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, this effect became more significant in 2020 than in 2019. Our findings support the theory that residential differences affect adolescent smoking behavior and highlight the importance of integrated smoking bans and educational programs to control adolescent smoking.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph191912886