Factors associated with smoking among religious secondary schools students in a district of Selangor
Background: The Youth Behaviour Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (YBRFSS) 2011 in Malaysia reported the national prevalence of ever and current smoking among Form 1, 2 and 4 of government secondary school students as 9.1% and 8.7% respectively. Whereas, the prevalence of ever and current smokers amo...
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| description | Background: The Youth Behaviour Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (YBRFSS) 2011 in Malaysia reported the national prevalence of ever and current smoking among Form 1, 2 and 4 of government secondary school students as 9.1% and 8.7% respectively. Whereas, the prevalence of ever and current smokers among males was 17.6% and 14.6% respectively. Among females 3.9% were ever smokers while 2.0% were current smokers. This study was therefore conducted to determine the prevalence and factors associated with smoking among the religious secondary school students in a district of Selangor. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 899 students from three religious schools in the district selected using cluster sampling and self- administered questionnaire was used as instrument. Data was analyzed using chi-square and multivariate logistic regression to identify the independent factors for smoking. Results: The prevalence of ever smoking was 10.1% which was higher in males (18.6%) than females (3.9%). However, the prevalence of current smoker was only 2.9% which was also higher in males (6.2%) and than females (0.5%). The independent factors for smoking were males; age group 14-15years and 16-17 years; wanting to accept cigarette from friend; having brother who smoke and a father who smokes. Conclusion: Prevalence of ever smoker was relatively higher when compared to YBRFSS. However, the prevalence of current smoker was lower than YBRFSS. The results also highlight the importance of smoke -free family background. Efforts in smoking prevention should also be focused on modifiable factors such as peer influence. |
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| spelling | upm-376262015-12-15T03:31:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37626/ Factors associated with smoking among religious secondary schools students in a district of Selangor Olaitan, Jinadu Lukman Md Said, Salmiah Ariffin, Ahmad Azuhairi Background: The Youth Behaviour Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (YBRFSS) 2011 in Malaysia reported the national prevalence of ever and current smoking among Form 1, 2 and 4 of government secondary school students as 9.1% and 8.7% respectively. Whereas, the prevalence of ever and current smokers among males was 17.6% and 14.6% respectively. Among females 3.9% were ever smokers while 2.0% were current smokers. This study was therefore conducted to determine the prevalence and factors associated with smoking among the religious secondary school students in a district of Selangor. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 899 students from three religious schools in the district selected using cluster sampling and self- administered questionnaire was used as instrument. Data was analyzed using chi-square and multivariate logistic regression to identify the independent factors for smoking. Results: The prevalence of ever smoking was 10.1% which was higher in males (18.6%) than females (3.9%). However, the prevalence of current smoker was only 2.9% which was also higher in males (6.2%) and than females (0.5%). The independent factors for smoking were males; age group 14-15years and 16-17 years; wanting to accept cigarette from friend; having brother who smoke and a father who smokes. Conclusion: Prevalence of ever smoker was relatively higher when compared to YBRFSS. However, the prevalence of current smoker was lower than YBRFSS. The results also highlight the importance of smoke -free family background. Efforts in smoking prevention should also be focused on modifiable factors such as peer influence. Community Health Society Malaysia 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37626/1/Factors%20associated%20with%20smoking%20among%20religious%20secondary%20schools%20students%20in%20a%20district%20of%20Selangor.pdf Olaitan, Jinadu Lukman and Md Said, Salmiah and Ariffin, Ahmad Azuhairi (2014) Factors associated with smoking among religious secondary schools students in a district of Selangor. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 1 (2). pp. 39-50. ISSN 2289-7577 http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/117 |
| spellingShingle | Olaitan, Jinadu Lukman Md Said, Salmiah Ariffin, Ahmad Azuhairi Factors associated with smoking among religious secondary schools students in a district of Selangor |
| title | Factors associated with smoking among religious secondary schools students in a district of Selangor |
| title_full | Factors associated with smoking among religious secondary schools students in a district of Selangor |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with smoking among religious secondary schools students in a district of Selangor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with smoking among religious secondary schools students in a district of Selangor |
| title_short | Factors associated with smoking among religious secondary schools students in a district of Selangor |
| title_sort | factors associated with smoking among religious secondary schools students in a district of selangor |
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