原著
Influence of environmental factors on the smoking and smoking intention in high-school students of six prefectures in Japan
2008 年 74 巻 3 号 p. 114-128
詳細
2008 年 74 巻 3 号 p. 114-128
Purpose : This study evaluated the influence of environmental factors at home, in school, and in the community on the smoking and smoking intention among high-school students in Japan.
Methods : An anonymous self-administered survey was conducted in June-July 2006 among 3,939 second-year students attending 15 high schools in Japan. The response rate was 89.0%.
Results : Among the respondents, 5.9%and 3.9% of the male and female students, respectively, were current smokers. The overall percentage of current smokers in each school ranged 0-21.1%, indicating the polarization of smoking in high-school students. Moreover, the environmental factors associated with smoking prevention significantly affected their smoking intention. At home, both the smoking status of family members and smoking prevention education had an effect on student's smoking intention. In school, factors such as degree of recall of the contents, feeling about the usefulness of smoking prevention education, and knowledge of social trends regarding smoking influenced smoking intention more so than the experience of smoking prevention education. In the community, exposure to image advertising of cigarettes in magazines seemed to promote smoking intention. Attitude toward smoking and the smoking status of friends and parents also influenced smoking behavior in current smokers. Meanwhile, significant influence of environmental factors was observed in non-smoker though it didn't affect in current smoker.
Conclusion : The results suggested that improving the students' environment through actions such as smoking prevention education, measures against passive smoking, and making regulation of the image advertisings were effective smoking prevention measures for high-school students, particularly non-smokers. The results further suggested that the implementation of educational measures that addressed the needs for students who had risk for smoking is required.
