Common Misconceptions and Future Intention to Smoke among Secondary School Students in Malaysia

Caszo, Brinnell; Muhammad, Khair; Mustafa, Mohd Habbib; Zafran, Siti Nor; Syazmin, Nur; Safinaz, Raja Nor Intan; Gnanou, Justin

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.3.1159

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“…There was gender difference regarding this opinion, wherein significantly more female students (93.2% vs 85.7%) agreed that smoking was harmful to health than male students. Similar findings (88.0% in total; and 93.8% among females vs 81.6% among males) was also found from recent study among Malaysian school children (Caszo et al, 2015) and young adults in Mangalore, India where the majority of smokers in this study population (84%) was conscious about the harmful effects of tobacco (Lalithambigai et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 90%

“…More effective communication strategies for tobacco control with a focus on changing this attitude among students are urgently needed in Viet Nam. The inverse relationship between negative attitude towards smoking and the likelihood of becoming a weekly smoker that was consistently reported among Iranian and Malaysian adolescents (Nazarzdeh et al, 2013;Caszo et al, 2015) also supports this implication.…”

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confidence: 62%

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Knowledge and Attitude Towards Tobacco Smoking among 13-15 Year-Old School Children in Viet Nam - Findings from GYTS 2014

Huong

Kiên²,

Giang³

et al. 2016

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Studies have shown that smoking is a learnt behavior, often initiated during adolescence. This paper aims to describe tobacco-related knowledge, attitude and associations among school adolescents aged 13-15 with exposure to anti-smoking information. Using data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) in Viet Nam, 2014, knowledge was measured through 4 questions about tobacco use, and attitude was assessed through 3 questions on personal, social and environmental aspects. Students giving most anti-tobacco responses to all questions were considered as having correct knowledge or appropriate attitude or both. Access to anti-smoking information was determined by exposure to any media messages on tobacco control during the past 30 days and teaching in school about the danger of tobacco use during the past 12 months. A substantial percentage of students thought that being near others who smoke might be harmful to them and smoking is harmful to health (89.4% and 89.6% respectively). However, only 46.4% reported that it is definitely difficult to quit smoking and 66.9% thought that smoking for only 1 or 2 years, once stopped, is harmful to health. Slightly more than half of the respondents reported appropriate attitude that young smokers have fewer friends than others and smoking makes them less attractive and less comfortable at social events. Noticing anti-smoking messages in the media together with having lessons in school about the dangers of tobacco substantially increased the likelihood of having correct knowledge, appropriate attitude and both. Despite relatively high awareness about smoking harms, effective educational communication is still highly needed to improve the level of comprehensive knowledge and an appropriate attitude regarding tobacco use.

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confidence: 62%

Knowledge and Attitude Towards Tobacco Smoking among 13-15 Year-Old School Children in Viet Nam - Findings from GYTS 2014

Huong

Kiên²,

Giang³

et al. 2016

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…This study revealed that the prevalence of smoking among form-four students was 19.0%, with an significantly higher proportion of male smokers (35.8%) compared to female smokers (3.1%). This prevalence had been documented in previous reports of smoking among male adolescents in Malaysia (Naing et al, 2004, Institute for Public Health, 2008Lim et al, 2010;Jeganathan et al, 2013;Lim et al, 2014;Caszo et al, 2015). Social norm which accepts smoking among males may be one of the contributing factors, and this speculation was corroborated by a study in United States which found that the prevalence of smoking among females had increased in relation to higher societal acceptance of female smoking (Waldron, 1991).…”

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Smoking among Secondary School Students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia - Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study

Hock¹,

Teh²,

Lim³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Smoking is a learnt behavior during adolescence and understanding the factor/s associated with smoking will assist in identifying suitable measures in combating the rising prevalence of smoking among adolescents. This research aimed to identify the factor/s associated with smoking among form four students in Kota Tinggi, Johor. Multistage sampling was used to select a representative sample of students in 2008 and data were collected using a self-administered validated questionnaire. This study revealed that the overall smoking prevalence was 19.0% with a significantly higher proportion of male smokers (35.8%) as compared to females (3.15%). Adolescents who were male (aOR 6.6, 95%CI 2.61-16.4), those who had peer/s who smoked (aOR 4.03, 95% CI 1.31-12.4), and those who studied in rural areas and Felda Settlements ( aOR 4.59, 95 CI 1.11-18.0; aOR 9.42, 95%CI 3.91-29.1) were more likely to smoke in the past one week. On the other hand, adolescents with better knowledge on the hazards of smoking and negative attitudes towards smoking were less likely to smoke (aOR 0.51, 95%CI 0.37-0.72; aOR 0.67, 95%CI 0.46-0.99). Future promotional and interventional programmes on smoking should be considered and the above identified risk factors integrated to reduce smoking prevalence among students of school-going ages in Kota Tinggi. Johor.

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“…Normally among male smokers, smoking did not affect their friendship but increased the chance of making more friends in school. However female smokers felt that they would have fewer friends as compared with males (Caszo et al, 2015) and prefer to attach closely to the clique. Cigarette users fail to disclose the habit to their spouse and family too (Jane C. Orcullo & Hui San, 2016).…”

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A Confession of Female Smokers in Medan about Their Smoking Habit (Cigarette and Chewing Tobacco): A Preliminary Study

Afriani

Yusop

Yusof

2020

Rand. Inter. Social Sci. J.

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Indonesia is the country with the highest number of smokers in ASEAN, with 65.19 million people. Equivalent is 34% of the total population of Indonesia in 2016. As 2545 women smoke, they smoke in various types, such as cigarettes, chewing tobacco, and vape (SDKI, 2018). Smoking prevalence among women is lower than that for men in most countries, but the rate is increasing rapidly from 4.2 percent to 6.7 percent in 2010-2013 (Riskesdas,2013).This research used qualitative approach. Semi-structured interviews were held with 47 individuals from Medan city. A purposive sample was used who self-identified as female smokers in the past 30-days. Most of the participants who volunteered to take part in the study were over 25 years old. Tobacco users are divided into two focal categories which are cigarette smokers and chewing tobacco addicts, 31 reported as cigarette smokers, and 16 were reported having a chewing tobacco habit. Researches categorized cigarette users or smokers as CU and chewing tobacco users as CTU. The analysis of transcripts from the interviews revealed five main themes: 1) Personal problem lead to smoking (CU) 2) School friends’ influences initiate the habit (CU) 3) Family tradition originate the chewing tobacco habit (CTU) 4) Prevent egoistic status from the tribe (CTU) and 5) Intent and struggle to quit but unsuccessful for CU but not CTU. Acclimatizing health promotion awareness and activities shall be concentrate on such as oral health, quit smoking and chewing tobacco program as well as motivational improvement approach to quit the smoking

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Common Misconceptions and Future Intention to Smoke among Secondary School Students in Malaysia

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

Knowledge and Attitude Towards Tobacco Smoking among 13-15 Year-Old School Children in Viet Nam - Findings from GYTS 2014

Knowledge and Attitude Towards Tobacco Smoking among 13-15 Year-Old School Children in Viet Nam - Findings from GYTS 2014

Smoking among Secondary School Students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia - Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study

A Confession of Female Smokers in Medan about Their Smoking Habit (Cigarette and Chewing Tobacco): A Preliminary Study

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