통계청 발표에 따르면 2001년도 우리나라 남성 흡연율은 30.2%에서 2012년 25.0%로 감 소하였고, 반대로 여성은 5.3%에서 7.4%로 증가하였다(통계청. 2014). 그러나 이는 대략 적인 수치로 실제로는 여성의 흡연률이 이러 한 결과보다 더 높을 것이라 추정되며 여성 의 흡연에 대해 더 심각하게 생각해야 한다 고 하였다. 그 이유는 자가 보고한 흡연율과 실제 소변 내 니코틴 성분으로 확인한 결과 남성은 거의 차이가 없었으나, 여성은 약 2배 이상 차이나는 것으로 밝혀졌기 때문이다(한 국경제, 2011). 이와 같이 남성 흡연율이 계속 하락하는 상황 속에서 여성 흡연율은 계속 증가되는 것에 대한 의문과 여성 흡연율에 대한 정확한 확인은 여성 흡연에 대해 계속 적으로 연구할 필요성을 제기한다.
Purpose: This study was done to identify attitudes to smoking, beliefs about smoking and factors influencing nicotine dependence in woman smokers. Methods: Data was collected from 131 women smokers, who visited a public health center between January and July. 2012. Collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 18.0 program. Results: Mean score for attitude to smoking was 23.7±3.2, beliefs about smoking, 18.6±2.9, and nicotine dependence, 4.3±2.1. Attitude to smoking of the woman smokers was significantly different according to marital status, beliefs about smoking were significantly different according to marital status and being employed. Nicotine dependence was significantly different according to frequency of alcohol consumption, stress, number of cigarettes smoked. There was a correlation between attitude to smoking and beliefs about smoking. Age when starting to smoke, number of cigarettes, and length of time one has smoked accounted for 31.0% of nicotine dependence. Conclusion: The results indicate that increasing knowledge and improving attitudes toward smoking as well as training on stress management and exercise are needed. Also, a distinct mediation should be developed for women smokers. Especially, in-depth research is needed to identify psycho-social behavior-related variables for the health promotion of young women smokers.
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