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Volume 7, Issue 5 (Suppl)
Epidemiology (Sunnyvale), an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-1165
Epidemiology 2017
October 23-25, 2017
EPIDEMIOLOGY & PUBLIC HEALTH
October 23-25, 2017 | Paris, France
6
th
International Conference on
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SECONDHAND SMOKE INCURSION AT HOMES IN
MULTIUNIT HOUSING: CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN SEOUL, KOREA
Jeonghoon Kim
a
, KyooSang Kim
a
and
Kiyoung Lee
b
a
Seoul Medical Center, South Korea
b
Seoul National University, South Korea
S
econd-Hand Smoke (SHS) can seep into living homes from somewhere else in or outside of a building in Multiunit Housing
(MUH). The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of SHS incursion in MUH and to assess relationships
between SHS incursion and socio-demographic and home environmental factors in Korea. Population-based samples of 2,600
MUH residents (≥19 years) in Seoul were collected through a web-based panel. The residents completed a questionnaire
on socio-demographic factors, smoking status, a frequency of SHS incursion, and home environmental factors. Homes with
personal smoke-free rule were determined when residents declared they lived in homes where no one smoked inside. In 2,600
residents, a frequency of SHS incursion was less likely to report residents who were smokers. Non-smoking residents who lived
in homes with personal smoke-free rule were included for further analysis (n=1,784). The residents who were experienced
for SHS incursion within past 12 months were 74.7%. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression analysis resulted that residents
who had more activity time at home, lived with children, supported for the implementation of smoke-free regulation in MUH,
lived in homes with smaller home size, lived in homes with natural ventilation with open front doors or open both windows
and front door, and lived in homes with higher frequency of natural ventilation were more likely to report SHS incursion at
home. Majorities of the non-smoking residents who lived in a home with smoke-free rule were experienced for SHS incursion
at home. Activity time at home, living with children, support for the implementation of smoke-free regulation in MUH, home
size, methods of natural ventilation, and frequency of natural ventilation was predictors for SHS incursion in MUH. A smoke-
free policy in MUH is needed to protect residents from SHS exposure when they are at home.
Biography
Jeonghoon Kim is working in Department of Environmental Health in Seoul Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea. He is also a Ph.D. student in Graduate School
of Public Health at Seoul National University and majored in Environmental Health. His study is focused on exposure science. Recently, he is more focused on
Second Hand Smoke (SHS) exposure in hospitality venues and multiunit housing.
xellos88@naver.comJeonghoon Kim et al., Epidemiology (Sunnyvale) 2017, 7:5(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-1165-C1-017