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Korean college students’ attitudes toward a tobacco-free campus: a cross-sectional descriptive study

PURPOSE: A tobacco-free campus (TFC) is the most advanced tobacco-control policy for college campuses, but it has rarely been explored in Korea. This study aimed to explore Korean college students’ attitudes toward TFC and related factors. METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled col...

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Autores principales: Sohn, Min, Im, Boae, Suh, Minhee, Lee, Hun Jae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9091767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35538724
http://dx.doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2022.28.2.124
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Im, Boae
Suh, Minhee
Lee, Hun Jae
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description PURPOSE: A tobacco-free campus (TFC) is the most advanced tobacco-control policy for college campuses, but it has rarely been explored in Korea. This study aimed to explore Korean college students’ attitudes toward TFC and related factors. METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled college students who were taking an elective course on smoking cessation and a healthy lifestyle at a university located in Incheon, Korea. Data were collected from March 1 to December 31, 2019 using a structured questionnaire, and study participants were recruited using convenience sampling. RESULTS: Data on 309 college students were analyzed. Of those participants, 6.1% supported the TFC policy. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that female gender (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=5.80, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.47-22.95), taking the course to quit smoking oneself (aOR=11.03, 95% CI=1.04-117.05), anxiety in the past month (aOR=4.27, 95% CI=1.06-17.31), and being a current smoker (aOR=0.06, 95% CI=0.01-0.70) were statistically significant independent predictors of TFC support. CONCLUSION: Women, students taking the course to quit smoking themselves, nonsmokers, and students who felt anxious in the past month were more likely to support TFC. Further research with more representative samples is required to examine the characteristics of people who favor TFC.
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spelling pubmed-90917672022-05-19 Korean college students’ attitudes toward a tobacco-free campus: a cross-sectional descriptive study Sohn, Min Im, Boae Suh, Minhee Lee, Hun Jae Child Health Nurs Res Original Article PURPOSE: A tobacco-free campus (TFC) is the most advanced tobacco-control policy for college campuses, but it has rarely been explored in Korea. This study aimed to explore Korean college students’ attitudes toward TFC and related factors. METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptive study enrolled college students who were taking an elective course on smoking cessation and a healthy lifestyle at a university located in Incheon, Korea. Data were collected from March 1 to December 31, 2019 using a structured questionnaire, and study participants were recruited using convenience sampling. RESULTS: Data on 309 college students were analyzed. Of those participants, 6.1% supported the TFC policy. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that female gender (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=5.80, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.47-22.95), taking the course to quit smoking oneself (aOR=11.03, 95% CI=1.04-117.05), anxiety in the past month (aOR=4.27, 95% CI=1.06-17.31), and being a current smoker (aOR=0.06, 95% CI=0.01-0.70) were statistically significant independent predictors of TFC support. CONCLUSION: Women, students taking the course to quit smoking themselves, nonsmokers, and students who felt anxious in the past month were more likely to support TFC. Further research with more representative samples is required to examine the characteristics of people who favor TFC. Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing 2022-04 2022-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9091767/ /pubmed/35538724 http://dx.doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2022.28.2.124 Text en Copyright © 2022 Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9091767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35538724
http://dx.doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2022.28.2.124
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