Purpose
This study analyzes the effects of smoking behaviors of women of reproductive ages in terms of maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period in Korea.
Methods
We used the National Health Insurance Corporation's medical panel data. Subjects included 382 individuals suffering from maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period from 2013 to 2014. A t-test was used to analyze the individual differences between maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period-A hierarchical regression analysis was performed in two steps to measure the effects of smoking behaviors on diseases.
Results
The amount and duration of smoking are significant factors causing maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period. In the regression analysis, the explanatory power of model was significantly increased by adding smoking behavior to the maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period. Smoking behavior during pregnancy displayed a significant influence on diseases.
Conclusion
Results of this study showed that the effects of smoking behavior on maternal conditions and conditions arising during the perinatal period were significant. Therefore it is necessary to develop a smoking cessation education program for pregnant women in Korea.

Citations

• The Effect of Smoking on Salivary Calcium Levels, Calcium Intake, and Bleeding on Probing in Female
  Sri Tjahajawati, Anggun Rafisa, Endah Ayu Lestari, Boonlert Kukiattrakoon
  International Journal of Dentistry.2021; 2021: 1.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of parental media use, parents’ educational needs regarding media use, and parents’ media guidance for children on the children’s media use.
Methods
The participants were 161 parents of elementary school children in the 1st and 4th grades. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires, and analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 19.0 IBM program.
Results
The average times for watching television and using the internet in the children were 11.44 hours and 5.89 hours per week, respectively. Children’s time watching television was influenced by parents’ time watching television, children’s gender (girl), and parents’ educational needs. Children’s television dependency was influenced by parents’ educational needs, parents’ time watching television, and parents’ age (under 36 years). Time using the internet and internet dependency in the children were influenced by parents’ educational needs, family monthly income (under 3 million won), and parents’ guidance for children on watching television.
Conclusion
The findings indicate that elementary school children’s media use is influenced by parental media use, parents’ educational needs, and parents’ media guidance for children. Therefore parental factors should be considered in developing approaches to provide education programs to prevent media overuse in children.

Citations

• Structural Relationships Among Parents’ Media Literacy, Smart-Media Mediation, Preschoolers’ Smart-Media Usage Time, and Social Competence
  Jisun Kim, Kangyi Lee
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2019; 40(6): 63.     CrossRef
• Structural Relationships Among Children’s Duration of Media Use, Behavior Problems, and School Adjustment
  Subin Ahn, Boram Kang, Kangyi Lee
  Korean Journal of Child Studies.2017; 38(2): 191.     CrossRef