Prevalence and factors associated with smoking intentions among non-smoking and smoking adolescents in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia

Intention to smoke is a valid and reliable factor for predicting future smoking habits among adolescents. This factor, however, has received inadequate attention in Malaysia. The present paper elaborates the prevalence and factors associated with intent to initiate or to cease smoking, among adole...

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Main Authors: Lim, Kuang Hock, Mohamad Ghazali, Sumarni, Kee, Chee Cheong, Lim, Kuang Kuay, Lim, Hui Li, Teh, Chien Huey, Chan, Ying Ying, Yeo, Lay Yen, Goh, Fiona Swee Ching, Khoo, Yi Yi, Chong, Zhuo Lin, Ibrahim, Normala, Mustafa, Amal Nasir
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Published: Asian Pacific Education Press Ltd. 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35030/
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author Lim, Kuang Hock
Mohamad Ghazali, Sumarni
Kee, Chee Cheong
Lim, Kuang Kuay
Lim, Hui Li
Teh, Chien Huey
Chan, Ying Ying
Yeo, Lay Yen
Goh, Fiona Swee Ching
Khoo, Yi Yi
Chong, Zhuo Lin
Ibrahim, Normala
Mustafa, Amal Nasir
author_facet Lim, Kuang Hock
Mohamad Ghazali, Sumarni
Kee, Chee Cheong
Lim, Kuang Kuay
Lim, Hui Li
Teh, Chien Huey
Chan, Ying Ying
Yeo, Lay Yen
Goh, Fiona Swee Ching
Khoo, Yi Yi
Chong, Zhuo Lin
Ibrahim, Normala
Mustafa, Amal Nasir
author_sort Lim, Kuang Hock
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description Intention to smoke is a valid and reliable factor for predicting future smoking habits among adolescents. This factor, however, has received inadequate attention in Malaysia. The present paper elaborates the prevalence and factors associated with intent to initiate or to cease smoking, among adolescent nonsmokers and smokers in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia. A total of 2,300 secondary school students aged 13-16 years were selected through a two-stage stratified sampling method. A set of standardized questionnaires was used to assess the smoking behavior among adolescents and the inter-personal and intra-personal factors associated with smoking intention (intention to initiate smoking or to cease smoking). Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors related to smoking intention. The prevalence of intention to smoke in the future or to cease smoking among nonsmoking adolescents and current smokers were 10.7% and 61.7% respectively. Having friends who smoke, social influence, and poor knowledge about the ill effects on health due to smoking showed significant relationships with intention to smoke in the future among non-smokers. Conversely, perceived lower prevalence of smoking among peers, weak contributory social influence, and greater awareness of the ill effects of smoking are factors associated with the intention to cease smoking sometime in the future. The study found that prevalence of intention to initiate smoking is low among non-smokers while the majority of current smokers intended to cease smoking in the future. Existing anti-smoking programmes that integrate the factors that have been identified in the current study should be put in motion to reduce the prevalence of intention to initiate smoking and increase the intention to cease smoking among adolescents.
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spelling upm-350302015-12-29T07:32:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35030/ Prevalence and factors associated with smoking intentions among non-smoking and smoking adolescents in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia Lim, Kuang Hock Mohamad Ghazali, Sumarni Kee, Chee Cheong Lim, Kuang Kuay Lim, Hui Li Teh, Chien Huey Chan, Ying Ying Yeo, Lay Yen Goh, Fiona Swee Ching Khoo, Yi Yi Chong, Zhuo Lin Ibrahim, Normala Mustafa, Amal Nasir Intention to smoke is a valid and reliable factor for predicting future smoking habits among adolescents. This factor, however, has received inadequate attention in Malaysia. The present paper elaborates the prevalence and factors associated with intent to initiate or to cease smoking, among adolescent nonsmokers and smokers in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia. A total of 2,300 secondary school students aged 13-16 years were selected through a two-stage stratified sampling method. A set of standardized questionnaires was used to assess the smoking behavior among adolescents and the inter-personal and intra-personal factors associated with smoking intention (intention to initiate smoking or to cease smoking). Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors related to smoking intention. The prevalence of intention to smoke in the future or to cease smoking among nonsmoking adolescents and current smokers were 10.7% and 61.7% respectively. Having friends who smoke, social influence, and poor knowledge about the ill effects on health due to smoking showed significant relationships with intention to smoke in the future among non-smokers. Conversely, perceived lower prevalence of smoking among peers, weak contributory social influence, and greater awareness of the ill effects of smoking are factors associated with the intention to cease smoking sometime in the future. The study found that prevalence of intention to initiate smoking is low among non-smokers while the majority of current smokers intended to cease smoking in the future. Existing anti-smoking programmes that integrate the factors that have been identified in the current study should be put in motion to reduce the prevalence of intention to initiate smoking and increase the intention to cease smoking among adolescents. Asian Pacific Education Press Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed Lim, Kuang Hock and Mohamad Ghazali, Sumarni and Kee, Chee Cheong and Lim, Kuang Kuay and Lim, Hui Li and Teh, Chien Huey and Chan, Ying Ying and Yeo, Lay Yen and Goh, Fiona Swee Ching and Khoo, Yi Yi and Chong, Zhuo Lin and Ibrahim, Normala and Mustafa, Amal Nasir (2014) Prevalence and factors associated with smoking intentions among non-smoking and smoking adolescents in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 15 (10). pp. 4359-4366. ISSN 1513-7368 http://www.apocpcontrol.org/page/apjcp_issues_view.php?pno=6038&gubun=p&s_search=&s_paper_vol=15&s_number33=10 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.10.4359
spellingShingle Lim, Kuang Hock
Mohamad Ghazali, Sumarni
Kee, Chee Cheong
Lim, Kuang Kuay
Lim, Hui Li
Teh, Chien Huey
Chan, Ying Ying
Yeo, Lay Yen
Goh, Fiona Swee Ching
Khoo, Yi Yi
Chong, Zhuo Lin
Ibrahim, Normala
Mustafa, Amal Nasir
Prevalence and factors associated with smoking intentions among non-smoking and smoking adolescents in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
title Prevalence and factors associated with smoking intentions among non-smoking and smoking adolescents in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
title_full Prevalence and factors associated with smoking intentions among non-smoking and smoking adolescents in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
title_fullStr Prevalence and factors associated with smoking intentions among non-smoking and smoking adolescents in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and factors associated with smoking intentions among non-smoking and smoking adolescents in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
title_short Prevalence and factors associated with smoking intentions among non-smoking and smoking adolescents in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
title_sort prevalence and factors associated with smoking intentions among non-smoking and smoking adolescents in kota tinggi, johor, malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35030/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35030/