Smoking attitudes, self-reported practices, and COPD knowledge among adults aged 20–59 years: Insights from a Japanese sample
Introduction Smoking remains a significant public health issue globally, despite efforts to reduce tobacco use. In Japan, smoking persists, particularly among certain groups. Methods This study investigates smoking attitudes, self-reported practices, and COPD knowledge among Japanese adults aged 20...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
European Publishing
2025-03-01
|
| Series: | Tobacco Induced Diseases |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Smoking-attitudes-self-reported-practices-and-COPD-knowledge-among-adults-aged-20,200855,0,2.html |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Introduction
Smoking remains a significant public health issue globally, despite
efforts to reduce tobacco use. In Japan, smoking persists, particularly among
certain groups.
Methods
This study investigates smoking attitudes, self-reported practices, and
COPD knowledge among Japanese adults aged 20–59 years to identify intervention
targets for reducing smoking prevalence and improving public health. Data from
the 2020 ‘Community Empowerment and Well-Being and Healthy Long-term
Care: Evidence from a Cohort Study (CEC)’ project were analyzed, including 537
participants categorized as smokers, former smokers, or non-smokers.
Results
This study shows that gender (male) is a strong predictor of current
smoking across all age groups. Individuals with higher smoking awareness are less
likely to smoke, especially in older adults. While COPD awareness is significantly
associated with smoking only in the 20–29 age group. Among smokers who
attempted to quit, 27.7% expressed willingness to quit, but only 3.0% were
interested in cessation programs.
Conclusions
A proportion of participants had a smoking history, highlighting
tobacco use prevalence. Despite widespread support for anti-smoking measures,
a disconnection between attitudes and behaviors persists. While most participants
had heard of COPD, deeper knowledge of the disease and its symptoms was
limited. These findings emphasize the need for anti-smoking policies targeting
educational interventions and improving COPD awareness to promote behavior
change and reduce smoking prevalence. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1617-9625 |