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Jaesin Sa1, Dong-Chul Seo, Toben F Nelson
1a Department of Exercise Science , University of Maryland Eastern Shore , Princess Anne , Maryland.
Objective And Participants:
This study explored (1) the prevalence of cigarette smoking among South Korean international college students in the United States, (2) differences in smoking between on- and off-campus living arrangements, and (3) predictors of an increase in smoking over time in the United States
Methods:
An online survey was completed by 1,201 students at 52 4-year US universities (34% response rate).
Results:
The overall smoking prevalence was 43.5%. The smoking rate (29.0%) of female students was higher than that (4%) of female college students in South Korea. Sex, living place, living situation, length of stay as a student in the United States, home smoking rules, campus-wide tobacco-free policies, and levels of acculturative stress, anxiety, and depression were significantly associated with an increase in smoking (p < .05).
Conclusions:
Given the high smoking prevalence among the South Korean students on US college campuses, targeted prevention efforts for these students may be warranted.
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