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Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Associated Factors among College Students on Campus and in the Home: A Preliminary Study

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  • Eun-Kyung Kim

    (Department of Nursing, Suwon Science College, San 9-10, Botong-ri, Jeongnam-myun, Hwaseong City, Geonggi-do 445-742, Korea)

  • Jina Choo

    (College of Nursing, Korea University, Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-705, Korea)

Abstract

To explore the prevalence of secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure of college students at two locations, i.e. , on campus and in the home, and to identify factors associated with SHS exposure at each location, a preliminary cross-sectional study was conducted on 1754 nonsmoking students from two universities in Korea. In total, 83.1% were exposed to SHS at least once a week on campus or at home; the average SHS exposure was 3.4 times per week. Specifically, 79.7% and 23.5% were exposed to SHS on campus and in the home, respectively. On campus, SHS exposure was significantly more prevalent in freshmen and sophomore students. In the home, SHS exposure was significantly more prevalent among females, those with smokers in their families, and those who rated their health as poor. SHS exposure was common among nonsmoking college students, with more than two-thirds exposed on campus. The prevalence of SHS exposure was greater on campus than in the home; the factors associated with SHS exposure were location-specific.

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  • Eun-Kyung Kim & Jina Choo, 2012. "Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Associated Factors among College Students on Campus and in the Home: A Preliminary Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(1), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:9:y:2012:i:1:p:212-222:d:15700
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    1. Ming-Cheng Lai & Feng-Sha Chou & Yann-Jy Yang & Chih-Chien Wang & Ming-Chang Lee, 2013. "Tobacco Use and Environmental Smoke Exposure among Taiwanese Pregnant Smokers and Recent Quitters: Risk Perception, Attitude, and Avoidance Behavior," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-13, September.
    2. Kaiyong Huang & Hailian Chen & Jing Liao & Guangmin Nong & Li Yang & Jonathan P. Winickoff & Zhiyong Zhang & Abu S. Abdullah, 2016. "Factors Associated with Complete Home Smoking Ban among Chinese Parents of Young Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-10, January.

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