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Cigarette Smoking Among Secondary School-Going Male Adolescents in Malaysia: Findings From the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2017

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dc.contributor.authorLing, MYJen_US
dc.contributor.authorHasani, WSRen_US
dc.contributor.authorYusoff, MFMen_US
dc.contributor.authorAbd Hamid, HAen_US
dc.contributor.authorLim, KHen_US
dc.contributor.authorTee, GHen_US
dc.contributor.authorBaharom, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorAb Majid, NLen_US
dc.contributor.authorLourdes, TGRen_US
dc.contributor.authorRifin, HMen_US
dc.contributor.authorSaminathan, TAen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T08:36:37Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T08:36:37Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractSmoking is a learned behavior during adolescence, and it is found predominantly among male adolescents in Malaysia. Our study aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictive factors of current cigarette smoking among school-going male adolescents in Malaysia. Data were derived from the National Health and Morbidity Survey: Adolescent Health Survey 2017, a cross-sectional study that utilized a 2-stage stratified cluster sampling to select a nationally representative sample of school-going adolescents in Malaysia (n = 27 497). Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with current cigarette smoking among male adolescents in Malaysia. Male adolescents aged 16 to 17 years (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.55; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.41-1.70), current illicit drug users (AOR = 8.14; 95% CI = 6.37-10.41), current alcohol users (AOR = 1.92; 95% CI = 1.65-2.23), those from rural schools (AOR = 1.60; 95% CI = 1.46-1.76), those whose parents were widowed/divorced/separated (AOR = 1.37; 95% CI = 1.21-1.55), and those whose parents/guardians were tobacco product users (AOR = 3.47; 95% CI = 2.33-5.16) were more likely to be current cigarette smokers. Tobacco control strategies should be aimed at both adolescents at risk and at promoting parental smoking cessation.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1010539519874948
dc.identifier.epage87S
dc.identifier.isbn1941-2479
dc.identifier.issn1010-5395
dc.identifier.issue8_SUPPL
dc.identifier.scopusWOS:000503080500011
dc.identifier.spage80S
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9161
dc.identifier.volume31
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSage Publications Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAsia-Pacific Journal Of Public Health
dc.sourceWeb Of Science (ISI)
dc.subjectsmokingen_US
dc.subjectsecondary school-going adolescentsen_US
dc.subjectdrug useren_US
dc.subjectalcohol useren_US
dc.subjectNHMSen_US
dc.titleCigarette Smoking Among Secondary School-Going Male Adolescents in Malaysia: Findings From the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2017en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication

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