• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.694-708
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• 2009

본 연구는 서울시에 거주하는 남자 중 고생을 대상으로 흡연과 음주 현황을 조사하여 흡연 유무에 따라 비흡연군 (199명), 흡연군(11명), 흡연 음주군(52명)으로 분류하였으며, 설문을 통해 흡연과 음주습관, 식생활 관련사항 및 영양섭취상태 등을 조사하여 흡연과 음주습관이 식생활 습관, 영양소 섭취상태 및 건강상태에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 조사하였다. 전체 조사대상자의 신장 및 체중은 각각 $173.5{\pm}6.8\;kg$, $64.83{\pm}11.8\;cm$로 신장은 한국인 체위 기준치에 비해 1.5 cm 이상 더 컸으며, 체중은 1.0 kg 정도 높게 조사되었고, 전체 조사대상자의 체질량지수의 평균값은 $21.4{\pm}3.7\;kg/m^2$정도로 나타났다. 전체 조사대상자의 89% 이상이 건강에 대해 관심이 있는 것으로 조사되었으며, 43.5%의 청소년이 자신만의 건강유지 비결로 규칙적인 운동을 가장 많이 손꼽았다. 또한 66.0%의 청소년이 실제로 운동을 하고 있었으며, 일주일에 평균 3번 정도한다고 답한 전체 응답자는 37.3%로 가장 많은 비율을 차지하였다. 1회 운동 시 평균 운동시간은 30분${\sim}$1시간 정도가 가장 많은 비율(46.3%)을 차지하였다. 흡연자 63명 중 음주를 하는 학생이 52명 82.5%이었으며, 11명 17.5%만은 흡연만 하여 본 연구결과에서 보면, 흡연을 하는 경우 음주를 동시에 하는 것으로 조사되었다. 55.6%의 남자 중 고생은 중학교 때 흡연을 시작하였으며, 흡연 동기는 38.1%가 호기심으로 시작했다고 답하였다. 특히 배고플 때 흡연욕구를 강하게 느꼈으며, 흡연 장소로는 화장실이라고 답하였다. 흡연기간은 6개월에서 1년 사이가 가장 많은 비율을 차지하였고, 하루 흡연량은 하루에 $5{\sim}10$개피를 핀다고 답한 비율이 가장 많이 차지하였다. 금연을 하기 위해 시도했던 방법으로는 그냥 참은 경우가 69.0%였으며, 금연에 실패한 이유로는 의지부족이 44.4%로 가장 많은 비율을 차지하였다. 금연의 의향을 묻는 질문에는 전체 조사대상자의 87.1%가 금연을 하고 싶다고 답하였으나, 금연 프로그램을 실시하면 참여하겠느냐는 질문에는 단지 56.7%만이 참여하길 원하였다. 흡연 음주군에서 음주 시작 시기는 50.0%가 고등학교 때 시작하였으며, 사교적 필요성에 의해서 음주를 시작하였다고 답하였다. 음주는 주로 지정된 장소에서 하였으며, 조사대상자의 반 이상의 남자 중 고생이 한 번에 마시는 술의 양은 소주 한 병이하라고 답하였다. 음주의 욕구를 강하게 느낄 때는 친구가 술을 먹을 때라고 답하였으며, 금주 의향을 묻는 질문에는 단지 40.4%만이 금주를 하겠다고 답하였다. 34.4%의 아동이 매일 아침식사를 하는 것으로 조사되었으며, 아침식사를 전혀 하지 않는 결식률도 16.4%나 되었다. 아침식사를 거르는 이유로는 47.0%가 '아침시간이 바빠 시간이 없어서'라고 답하였으며, 건강상의 문제를 고려해 볼 때 결식의 방안을 마련하는 것이 시급한 과제라고 사료된다. 과식을 하는 이유로는 전체 조사대상자의 52.5%가 좋아하는 음식이 많아서 과식을 하는 것으로 조사되었으며, 흡연 음주군에서 과식을 자주하는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 간식의 경우 하루에 $1{\sim}2$회 한다는 전체 청소년의 비율이 72.6%를 차지하였으며, 간식으로 섭취하는 식품으로는 비흡연군에서는 빵류 및 감자 40.2%, 패스트푸드 및 튀김식품을 30.7%로 많이 섭취하고 있었으며(p<0.05), 흡연군에서는 탄산음료 및 빙과류를 간식으로 섭취하는 비율이 36.4%나 되었고, 흡연 음주군에서는 과일류(38.5%)와 패스트푸드 및 튀김식품(26.9%)을 간식으로 가장 많이 섭취하는 것으로 조사되었다. 남자 중 고생이 주식으로 섭취하는 탄수화물 식품의 섭취비율 중 비흡연군에서는 다른 군에 비해 잡곡과 현미를 각각 45.7%와 36.2%로 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 흡연 음주군에서는 과일을 자주 섭취하는 비율이 9.6%로 매우 낮았으며(p<0.05), 50.0%가 패스트푸드를 섭취하는 것으로 조사되었다. 식생활 평가에서는 흡연군에서 삼겹살, 갈비 등 지방이 많은 육류를 주 2회 이상 먹는 비율이 높았으며, 아이스크림이나 과자, 탄산음료를 주 2회 이상 간식으로 자주 먹는 비율도 54.3%로 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 전체적인 영양소 섭취상태는 $15{\sim}19$세 청소년의 영양섭취기준에 제시한 기준치에 비해 현저히 높았으며, 열량 섭취의 경우 비흡연군에 비해 흡연군과 음주 흡연군에서 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 특히 흡연 음주군에서는 다른 군에 비해 인이 유의하게 높은 것으로 조사되었으며(p<0.05), 콜레스테롤(p<0.05)과 소디움(p<0.05) 섭취량은 흡연군에서 가장 높았다. 본 연구결과 청소년들이 흡연과 음주를 하게 되는 가장 큰 이유가 친구나 학교 선 후배 등 또래 집단의 영향을 받는 것으로 조사되었으며, 충동적인 호기심에 의해 시작하는 경우가 많아 흡연과 음주가 건강에 미치는 유해성에 대한 인식이 부족하였다. 또한 흡연을 하는 경우 음주를 동시에 하는 남자 중 고생이 82%가 넘는 것으로 나타나 청소년들의 흡연과 음주 실태는 심각한 사회 문제라 할 수 있으며, 식생활 습관도 음주 흡연군에서는 과일 섭취가 낮은 반면 고열량 식품 선호 및 과식을 하는 것으로 조사되었고, 흡연군에서는 육류 및 가공식품등의 섭취가 높았다. 따라서 선행연구(6)에서도 지적했듯이 친구들의 흡연과 음주의 권유를 단호하게 거절할 수 있는 대처방법을 습득시키거나 흡연과 음주의 욕구를 느낄 때의 실질적인 대처 수단 및 금연을 하는 구체적인 방법 등의 현실적인 교육이 필요하다고 사료된다. 흡연과 음주로 인해 발생되는 편식이나 과식 등의 잘못된 식습관을 바로 잡아 청소년의 성장 발달에 도움을 줄 수 있는 균형적인 영양섭취가 중요하며, 영양적인 중요성을 인식할 수 있는 교육도 뒷받침되어야 할 것이다. 또한 청소년 시기에 먹거리의 중요성을 인식시켜 건강에 유익하고, 안전한 식품을 선택할 수 있는 감각을 습득시키는 것도 중요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국인구학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.54-66
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• 1988

I. Introduction Since the 1970's drug abuse among young people has increasingly become a social problem in Korea. In the 1980's, drug abuse, especially glue sniffing, has become the cause of many unfortunated incidents resulting in harm to others as well as the abusers themselves. Taking into consideration of the seriousness of this problem, the Republic of Korea National Red Cross initiated a nation-wide research programme, to understand the present situation and to raise the level of public awareness. The goal of this research was to begin a nation - wide campaign against drug abuse. The research team was composed of the Advisary Committee members and the staff of the Youth Department of the Republic of Korea National Red Cross. The data were collected in February 1988 with the collaboration of the staff and volunteers in the local Chapters. The respondents were allocated nation-wide by the quota sampling method. The questionnaires were distributed to the respondents in three groups :2, 700 to junior and senior high school students, 605 to working youths, and 916 to delinquent youths. A total of 4, 221 questionnaires were collected. II. Characteristics of the Respondents The respondents in each group were selected evenly from rural and urban areas. The general characteristics of the respondents can be described as follow: in case of students, the proportions between male and female respondents, and between senior high school and junior high school students were almost evenly distributed. In case of working youths, the proportion of females (80.5%) was higher than those of the students and the delinquents groups. Delinquent youths were defined as those currently being under custody of the centers for juvenile delinquents. Of this number, 38.8% and 68.2% were junior and senior high school drop-outs respectively. The majority of them (92.6%) were male. As for the family background of the respondents, the proportion of those residing in poverty - stricken areas, and the proportion of those from broken families were higher in case of working youths and delinquent youths than those in case of students. III. Present Patterns of Drug Abuse The following summarizes the presents of drug abuse, as tabulated from the results of the survey. 1. Smoking The percentage of youths who smoke was 36% in the student group, 32% m the working youths group, and 94.4% in the delinquent youths group. 2. Alcohol 50.3% of students, 71.6% of working youths, and 93.3% of delinquent youths has experienced drinking alcohol beverages. 3. Tonic: non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages popular in Korea and Japan The percentage of those who have used tonic at least once was over 90% in all of the three groups. 4. Sedative About 70% of each group has used sedative with the proportion of working youths use higher than those in other groups. 5. Stimulants Those who have used stimulants comprised around 15% in each group. 6. Tranquilizers Somewhat less than 5% of students and working youths, and 28% of delinquent youths, have used tranquilizers. 7. Hypnotics The users of hypnotics amounted to 0.4% of students, 2.6% of working youths and 7.1% of delinquent youths. 8. Marihuana Those who have used marihuana indicated 0.7% of students, 0.8% of working youths, and 13% of delinquent youths. 9. Glue-sniffing The percentage of glue-sniffing was 3.7%, 5% in the students group and in the youths group respectively, but the proportion was unusually high, at 40.7% in the delinquent youths group. From the results of the survey the present situation of drug abuse in Korea can be summarized as follows: 1. A high percentage of Korean youths have experienced smoking cigarettes and drinking alcoholic beverages. 2. Tonics (non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages), antipyretic analgesics and stimulants quite regularly used. 3. Tranquilizers, hypnotics, marihuana and glue-sniffing are more widely used among delinquent youths than the other youths. From this fact, there exists a correlation between drug abuse and juvenile delinquency. IV. Time-series Analysis of the First Experience of Drug Abuse and Deviant Behaviour The respoundents were asked when they were first exposed to drugs and when they committed deviant acts. By calculating the average age of each experience, the following pattern was found (See Figure 1). Youths are first exposed to drugs by abuse of tonic(non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages). At the age of 13, they amoke cigarettes, the use of antipyretic analgesics begins at 14 year old, while at the age of 15, they use tranquilizers, and at 16 hynotics. The period of drug abuse which starts from drinking caffeinated beverages and smoking cigarettes and ends in the use of hypnotics takes about three years. During this period, other delinquent behaviours begin to surface, that is, at the age of 13 when smoking cigarettes begins, the delinquent behaviour pattern starts with truancy. Next, they start taking money from others by using physical force. Prior to the age of 15, they are suspended from school, become hostile to adults, begin running away from home, and start using stimulants and alcohol. Soon they become involved even in glue-sniffing and in the use of marihuana. At the age of 15, they begin to see adult videos and carry weapons. Sexual promiscuity and usage of tranquilizers follows the viewing of adult videos. Consequently, by the time they reach the age of 16, they visit drinking establishments, and are picked up by police for committing delinquent acts. And finally, they come to use hypnotic - type drugs. From the above descriptions, drug abuse can be assumed to have a close correlation with delinquent behaviour. V. Social Factors Related to Drug Abuse As for the Korean youths, glue-sniffing is found to he related to aggressive delinquency, in such cases as run - aways, being picked up by the police, and taking money by force. Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol is found to be related to seeing adult videos and visiting drinking establishments. Hypnotics and marihuana were found to be representive of drugs which are related to degenerational delinquency, irrespective of social delinquency. The social factors connected with these drug abuse are as follows: 1. Individual factors Male students were more heavily involved in the usage of drug than females. Youths who do not attend church were more likely to be involved in drugs than those who attend. 2. Family factors The youths who were displeased with their mothers smoking and those who thought their parents did not love each other, or those whose parents had used drugs without prescription, were more likely to he drug users. 3. School factors Those youths who found school life boring, were unsuccessful in their studies, spend most of their time with friends, feel their teachers smoke too much, those who had a positive perception of their teachers smoking were likely to he drug users. To sum up, drug abusers depend on the influence of their parents, teachers and peers. IV. Reasons for Drug Abuse Korean students have mainly used drugs to release stress (42.8%), to stay awake (19.7%), and because of the easy accessibility of drugs( 16.6%). Other reasons are due to their ignorance of the side effects of the drugs (3.6%), natural curiosity (4.2%), and to increase strength(3.O%). From the above facts, the major reasons for drug abuse among Korean youths are to release stress and to stay awake in order to prepare exams. Furthermore, since drugs are readily available, we can conclude that drug abuse is caused by the school system(such as entrance exams) in Korea. VII. Conclusion Drug usage among Korean youths are relatively less common than those of western youths. In some cases, such as, glue-sniffing and use of stimulants, the pattern of drug abuse is found. Moreover, early drug abuse is evident, and it has a close connection with deviant behaviour, resulting in juvenile delinquency. Drug abuse cannot be attributed to any one social factor. Specifically, drug abuse depends on parents, peers, teachers and other members of the community, and also is influenced by social institutions such as the entrance exam system. Every person and organization concerned with youth must participate collectively in restraining drug abuse. Finally, it is suggested that social agencial working for youth welfare should make every effort to tackle this serious problem confronted by the Korean youths today.