Ling, Miaw Yn JaneMiaw Yn JaneLingRodzlan Hasani, Wan ShakiraWan ShakiraRodzlan HasaniMohd Yusoff, Muhammad FadhliMuhammad FadhliMohd YusoffAbd Hamid, Hamizatul AkmalHamizatul AkmalAbd HamidLim, Kuang HockKuang HockLimTee, Guat HiongGuat HiongTeeBaharom, NizamNizamBaharomAb Majid, Nur LianaNur LianaAb MajidRobert Lourdes, Tania GayleTania GayleRobert LourdesMat Rifin, HalizahHalizahMat RifinSaminathan, Thamil ArasuThamil ArasuSaminathan2024-05-292024-05-2920191. Ling MYJ, Rodzlan Hasani WS, Mohd Yusoff MF, et al. Cigarette Smoking Among Secondary School-Going Male Adolescents in Malaysia: Findings From the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2017. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. 2019;31(8_suppl):80S-87S. doi:10.1177/10105395198749481941-247910.1177/1010539519874948https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1010539519874948https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85075550996&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&st1=Cigarette+Smoking+Among+Secondary+School-Going+Male+Adolescents+in+Malaysia%3a+Findings+From+the+National+Health+and+Morbidity+Survey+2017&sid=43f882228f2e2f8be5a296f4dd955f67&sot=b&sdt=b&sl=151&s=TITLE-ABS-KEY%28Cigarette+Smoking+Among+Secondary+School-Going+Male+Adolescents+in+Malaysia%3a+Findings+From+the+National+Health+and+Morbidity+Survey+2017%29&relpos=0&citeCnt=4&searchTerm=https://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/10348Volume:31 Issue: 8 suppSmoking 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.en-USNHMS; alcohol user; drug user; secondary school-going adolescents; smokingArticle80S87S138