Factors affecting cigarette smoking among adolescents in South Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand

Joung, Kyoung Hwa; Chung, Sung Suk

doi:10.1111/jspn.12267

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“…Male were more likely to smoke than female. This result is consistent with previous studies in Thailand [7], [8]. In Thai society, males' smoking is more considered as socially acceptable than smoking by females [9].…”

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confidence: 93%

Factors Related to Adolescent Smoking: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand

Suwanwong¹,

Kalapat

Pitayarangsarit

et al. 2021

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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Objective: This study aimed to explore the individual, familial, and social factors associated with different smoking status in Thai adolescents from the 2017 Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Drinking Behavior Survey (CSAD) Methods: The nationally representative sample of 6046 adolescents aged 15-19 years who took part in the 2017 CSAD in Thailand. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore the associations between the individual, familial, and social factors and different smoking status. Results: The daily smoking and occasional smoking was 6.4% and 3.3%, respectively. Gender, alcohol use, substance use, attitudes toward smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke at home, anti-smoking social media campaign, and graphic warning labels were related to both daily and occasional smoking. Daily smoking was associated with exposure to secondhand smoke at school, restaurant, and public transport, and exposure to tobacco advertising. Conclusion: These findings suggest that smoking prevention intervention should particularly focus on these factors and also need to develop the anti-smoking policies for smoking prevention among adolescents.

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confidence: 93%

Factors Related to Adolescent Smoking: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand

Suwanwong¹,

Kalapat

Pitayarangsarit

et al. 2021

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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“…One positive finding in our results was that only a very small proportion of the adolescents reported tobacco smoking, with 1% reporting having smoked in the past 30 days This rate is lower than reported in some previous studies in Vietnam, with some other studies reporting 9% to 18% of youth experimenting with smoking and 3% to 5% being current smokers (Joung & Chung, 2019 ; Page, Thanh Huong, Chi, & Truong Quang, 2010 ). There are several possible explanations for this difference.…”

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confidence: 62%

The ‘big four’ health risk behaviors among Vietnamese adolescents: co-occurrence and socio-cultural risk factors

Dang

Weiss

2022

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

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Background Health Risk Behaviors (HRBs) represent significant health threats for adolescents. However, there has been relatively little research on multiple HRBs in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC), where the majority of the world’s youth reside. This study’s objective was to investigate common HRB, their co-occurrence, and socio-demographic risk and protective factors among Vietnamese adolescents. Methods A cross-sectional self-report survey examined four major HRBs (tobacco use, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet) among 431 adolescents aged 15–17 years in five Vietnam provinces. Key HRB risk and protective factors assessed included perceived social norms, parental monitoring of adolescents’ behavior, and health behavior literacy. Results Forty-one percent of participants reported no HRB, 39% reported one, and 20% reported two or more HRBs. The four HRBs appeared to be independent, with an exploratory factor analysis indicating no common factors. The most prevalent HRB was unhealthy diet (45%), the least prevalent smoking (1%). The most frequent co-occurring HRBs were unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. Adolescents’ perceptions of norms regarding HRBs and related healthy behaviors were the most consistent risk factor for the HRB. Diet was the HRB most influenced by the social variables perceived norms, monitoring, and health literacy. Conclusions Results highlight the importance of future research identifying the temporal order of co-occurrence of multiple HRB, how differing conceptualizations of socio-cultural roles impact on HRB, and health-related effects of HRB co-occurrence. Such information will be useful for maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of prevention and intervention programs in LMIC.

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“…Moreover, men living in northern Thailand had a statistically greater risk of current smoking than women [38]. A triple country study in 2019 reported that male sex was a strong factor associated with current smoking in the Thai population [39]. A study in the United States in 2017 reported that the use of some substances, such as amphetamines, led to cigarette use [40].…”

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confidence: 99%

Pulmonary function and factors associated with current smoking among the hill tribe populations in northern Thailand: a cross-sectional study

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Background Smoking is considered one of the major poor health behaviors leading to several health problems. Individuals with a poor education and economic status are vulnerable to smoking, particularly the hill tribe people in Thailand. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of current smoking, assess pulmonary function, and identify factors associated with current smoking among individuals aged 20 years and older of the hill tribes in northern Thailand. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted to gather information from the hill tribe people living in 42 hill tribe villages. A validated questionnaire, spirometry, and pulse oximetry were used as the research tools. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect data from the participants in a private room after obtaining informed consent voluntarily. Chi-squared test and logistic regression were used to detect the associations between the variables at the significance level of α = 0.05. Results In total, 2216 participants were recruited into the study: 54.6% were women, 80.3% were aged 31–59 years, and 86.1% were married. The prevalence of smoking was 36.3%; 20.6% were current smokers (36.7% among men and 7.0% among women), and 15.7% were ever smokers. Half of the participants (50.1%) had smoked for ≤9 years, 80.1% smoked ≤10 pieces per day, 64.2% smoked traditional tobacco, 42.8% had low-to-moderate levels of knowledge of the harms of smoking, and 68.4% had low-to-moderate levels of attitudes toward the harms of smoking. Only sex was statistically significant among the different smoking behaviors (p-value< 0.001), and the participants’ pulmonary function was not significantly different. After controlling for age, sex, religion, and education, three variables were found to be associated with current smoking among the hill tribe people in Thailand: men were more likely to smoke than women (AOR = 7.52, 95% CI = 5.53–10.24); those who used amphetamines were more likely to smoke than those who did not (AOR = 2.92, 95% CI = 1.69–5.03); those who had poor attitudes toward the harms of smoking were more likely to smoke than those who had a positive attitude toward the harms of smoking (AOR = 2.47, 95% CI = 1.53–3.97). Conclusion Translating essential health messages into the hill tribe language and improving the channel to deliver this information to the target populations, particularly men, are crucial strategies for improving their knowledge and attitudes toward the harms of smoking and making them quit smoking.

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Factors affecting cigarette smoking among adolescents in South Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

Factors Related to Adolescent Smoking: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand

Factors Related to Adolescent Smoking: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand

The ‘big four’ health risk behaviors among Vietnamese adolescents: co-occurrence and socio-cultural risk factors

Pulmonary function and factors associated with current smoking among the hill tribe populations in northern Thailand: a cross-sectional study

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