International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)
Vol 11, No 3: September 2022

The determinants of adolescent smokers in Indonesia

Sindu Setia Lucia (Universitas Respati Yogyakarta)
Novin Yetiani (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Kapuas Raya)
Linda Suwarni (Universitas Muhammadiyah Pontianak)
Heni Rusmitasari (Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang)
Maretalinia Maretalinia (Mahidol University)
Suyitno Suyitno (Institut Kesehatan Teknologi Graha Medika)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Sep 2022

Abstract

In Indonesia, the prevalence of adolescence smokers is high. The situation might be worse during the epidemiological transition. This study aimed to estimate the sociodemographic factors related to tobacco use (light, moderate, and heavy) among adolescent in school age in Indonesia. This cross-sectional study used the raw data from the secondary data of Indonesia Global Youth of Tobacco Survey (GYTS), 2019. This study only included the 9,992 adolescent smokers in school age as the sample. School was selected based on the proportional probability based on the number of students. The class was selected by random sampling method and the students in that class were eligible to join the survey. This current study only selected those who smoked at the time of survey. The univariate, bivariate (Chi-square and t-test), and multivariate (ordinal logistic regression) has been tested in this study. The prevalence of tobacco uses among adolescent in Indonesia in 2019 was 19.2%. The determinants of tobacco use mostly related to pocket money, having products with cigarettes logo, and can purchase near the school. The role of sociodemographic, factors related to current tobacco use is very important to arrange the policy. The policy is very important to prevent and control tobacco use, especially among adolescence.

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IJPHS

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Health Professions

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International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes material on all aspects of public health science. This IJPHS provides the ideal platform for the discussion of more sophisticated public health research and practice for authors and readers world ...