Gender and tobacco epidemic in South Korea: implications from age-period-cohort analysis and the DPSEEA framework.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To understand a 20-year trend of gender-specific smoking prevalence among adults in South Korea.

Design

Age-period-cohort analysis using the intrinsic estimator method was applied to examine the separate contribution of age, period and cohort effect on smoking prevalence. The Driving Force-Pressure-State-Exposure-Effect-Action (DPSEEA) framework was used to explain the observed smoking trends by mapping potential determinants and to address policy implications.

Setting

General adult population in South Korea.

Participants

34 828 men and 43 632 women who aged 19-78 years, were not currently pregnant and were without a prior diagnosis of cardiovascular disease or cancer.

Outcome measures

Gender-specific current smoking prevalence using the 1998-

SUBMITTER: Kim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9006811 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature