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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.authorMiaw Yn Jane Ling
dc.contributor.authorWan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff
dc.contributor.authorHamizatul Akmal Abd Hamid
dc.contributor.authorKuang Hock Lim
dc.contributor.authorGuat Hiong Tee
dc.contributor.authorNizam Baharom
dc.contributor.authorNur Liana Ab Majid
dc.contributor.authorTania Gayle Robert Lourdes
dc.contributor.authorHalizah Mat Rifin
dc.contributor.authorThamil Arasu Saminathan
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-31T06:46:52Z
dc.date.available2024-07-31T06:46:52Z
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.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1010539519874948
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/768
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAsia Pacific Journal of Public Health
dc.titleCigarette Smoking Among Secondary School-Going Male Adolescents in Malaysia: Findings From the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2017
dc.typejournal-article
dspace.entity.typePublication
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