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  • Adolescent smoking is linked to long-term health issues like cardiovascular disease.
  • Early smoking cessation is crucial for adult health outcomes.
  • A 2019 ordinance in Gwangju City, South Korea, aimed to prevent adolescent smoking.

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  • To evaluate the impact of the "Ordinance for the Prevention of Child and Adolescent Smoking and Support for Smoking Cessation" on adolescent smoking behaviors.
  • To assess changes in environmental conditions related to adolescent smoking post-ordinance.
  • To analyze the effectiveness of the ordinance in Gwangju City.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the 2018 and 2021 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
  • Employed Propensity Score Matching (PSM) to create comparable groups.
  • Applied Difference-in-Differences (DID) analysis to assess changes in smoking behavior and exposure.

Main Results:

  • Statistically significant reductions were observed in "experience of secondhand smoke indoors at school".
  • A significant decrease was noted in "exposure to smoking advertisements in convenience stores".
  • No significant changes were found in other variables, including smoking behavior and cessation advertising.

Conclusions:

  • The 2019 Gwangju ordinance positively influenced the school and convenience store environments for adolescent smoking prevention.
  • Supplementing the ordinance with management of smoking behaviors and cessation advertising is recommended.
  • The policy's primary goal of protecting adolescents from smoking can be further realized with additional measures.