Abstract
Objectives This study aimed to analyze the smoking level and influencing factors according to the female students. Methods A total of 26,110 female students were selected and analyzed using the 19th Korean Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The Rao-Scott chi-square test was conducted to examine the differences in demographic characteristics, health behavior characteristics, and mental health characteristics according to female students' smoking status, and complex sample logistic regression was performed to determine the factors affecting female students' smoking. Results As a result of analyzing data from 26,110 female students, 3.5% of female students were currently smoking. Female students with ‘high’ economic status were 0.81 times less likely to smoke than students with ‘low’ economic status, and students who responded that sleep was enough to recover from fatigue were 0.79 times less likely to smoke than students who responded that it was not. Female students who had experienced sexual intercourse were 13.07 times more likely to smoke than those who had not, and female students who had experienced hospital treatment due to violence were 4.89 times more likely to smoke than female students who had not. Female students who felt happy were 0.83 times more likely to smoke than female students who felt un happy, and female students who felt sad, hopeless, and lonely were 1.91 and 1.42 times more likely to smoke than female students who did not felt. Female students who thought about or planned suicide were 1.54-1.63 times more likely to smoke than those who did not. Conclusions Based on the results of this study, careful and differentiated smoking cessation education is needed by identifying the factors that affect female students' smoking, and continuous attention from home and school is needed to help female students grow into healthy and balanced adults.
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