title: Affecting Factors of Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Korea: Focused on Different Exposure Locations.
abstract: Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) not only can cause serious illness, but is also an economic and social burden. Contextual and individual factors of non-smoker exposure to SHS depend on location. However, studies focusing on this subject are lacking. In this study, we described and compared the factors related to SHS exposure according to location in Korea. Regarding individual factors related to SHS exposure, a common individual variable model and location-specific variable model was used to evaluate SHS exposure at home/work/public locations based on sex. In common individual variables, such as age, and smoking status showed different relationships with SHS exposure in different locations. Among home-related variables, housing type and family with a single father and unmarried children showed the strongest positive relationships with SHS exposure in both males and females. In the workplace, service and sales workers, blue-collar workers, and manual laborers showed the strongest positive association with SHS exposure in males and females. For multilevel analysis in public places, only SHS exposure in females was positively related with cancer screening rate. Exposure to SHS in public places showed a positive relationship with drinking rate and single-parent family in males and females. The problem of SHS embodies social policies and interactions between individuals and social contextual factors. Policy makers should consider the contextual factors of specific locations and regional and individual context, along with differences between males and females, to develop effective strategies for reducing SHS exposure.
authors: Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
authors: Li Yuan
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2043-2911
authors: LY
authors: Sun
authors: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors: Hae Kwan
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3600-106X
authors: HK
authors: Cheong
authors: Gyeonggi Research Institute, Suwon, Korea.
authors: Eun Whan
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4831-344X
authors: EW
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors: Kyeong Jin
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2922-8178
authors: KJ
authors: Kang
authors: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. pjaehyun@skku.edu.
authors: Jae Hyun
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5860-7487
authors: JH
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
keywords: Contextual Effect; Environmental Tobacco Smoke; Exposure Location; Multilevel Analysis