Cigarette Smoking in South Korea: A Narrative Review
- Authors
- Gunter, Rebekah; Szeto, Edwin; Jeong, Se-Hoon; Suh, Sooyeon (Aly); Waters, Andrew J.
- Issue Date
- 1월-2020
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD FAMILY MEDICINE
- Keywords
- Cigarette Smoking Smoking Republic of Korea; Asia
- Citation
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE, v.41, no.1, pp.3 - 13
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE
- Volume
- 41
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 3
- End Page
- 13
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/58548
- DOI
- 10.4082/kjfm.18.0015
- ISSN
- 2005-6443
- Abstract
- Although the prevalence of cigarette smoking has declined in Western countries over the past few decades, a comparable decline among males has not been observed in Asian countries, especially in South Korea, where approximately 40%-50% of men and 4%-8% of women have been identified as smokers, and there is a pressing need to understand the background of cigarette smoking in these populations. The present study is a narrative review of the research literature on cigarette smoking in South Korea. First, we describe the social, economic, and cultural factors that impact cigarette smoking in South Korea. The paper also reviews the available peer-reviewed literature comprising observational studies and interventional studies, including randomized controlled trials. The extant literature on smoking in Korean Americans is also reviewed. Cigarette smoking in South Korea has been relatively understudied, and this review identifies priority areas for future research, including the use of mobile interventions.
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