Adolescent smoking behaviour determinants in the city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Background: The increasing number of smokers has an impact on increasing the number of deaths due to smoking-related illnesses. Teenagers are the easiest targets for cigarette marketing, including in the city of Yogyakarta, whose numbers continue to increase. The proper investigation needs to be carried out to determine the determinants that play a role in developing effective interventions to reduce the number of teenage smokers. The purpose of this study was to determine the determinants of smoking in adolescents in The City of Yogyakarta.Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study with senior high school/vocational students’ samples. The sampling technique uses multistage random cluster sampling with Chi-Square analysis.Results: Researchers collected 481 respondents. Variables significantly associated with smoking behavior of senior high school/vocational high school students in Yogyakarta City are knowledge, attitude, self-confidence, family’s role, and peer’s role, while the unrelated variables are teacher’s role and information sources. The RP value of these variables is more than 1, which shows the seven variables are risk factors for adolescent smoking behavior.Conclusions: There is a significant relationship between knowledge, attitudes, self-confidence, the role of family, the role of peers and the smoking behavior of adolescents in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The role of the teacher and the source of information has no significant relationship with the smoking behavior of adolescents in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The intervention program for reducing and preventing smoking must pay attention to these variables as a determining factor.

Determinants of Tobacco Use among Adolescents and Young Adults in Indonesia: An Analysis of IFLS-5 Data

“…[7][8][9] Various studies on factors driving tobacco consumption have been conducted in Indonesia. [7,8,10] The results were mostly in conjunction with other studies conducted around the world. However, very few (if not none) of them investigated the correlation between cultural and religious factors, such as ethnic identity and religion, with tobacco consumption using nationally representative data.…”

“…This finding is in conjunction with earlier studies in Ethiopia, and Russia. [9,10,31] The determinants of tobacco use in Indonesia have been investigated in various studies.However, very few (or even none) of them analyzedthe association between religious belief and ethnicitywith tobacco use behavior. Considering the rising prevalence of tobacco consumption and the fact that Indonesia is a country with diverse ethnic groups and religions the need to examine the association between these variables has been emphasized.…”

“…However, very few (if not none) of them investigated the correlation between cultural and religious factors, such as ethnic identity and religion, with tobacco consumption using nationally representative data. [1,7,10,11] These cultural and religious factors have emerged as important determinants of tobacco use. [12,13] The characteristics of Indonesia that are composed of diverse ethnic groups and religious beliefs emphasize the need for diversification of tobacco control strategies.…”

“…[7,11] Preventing adolescents and young adults from using tobacco is a strategic action that will reduce the overall prevalence of tobacco use since most smokers initiate smoking behavior at these ages. [10] In light of the above, this study aims to investigate factors associated with tobacco use among adolescents and young adults in Indonesia using nationally representative data. Sociodemographic factors, residential location, family member influence, as well as ethnic identity, and religious belief were included as the predictors.…”

Penerapan Siklus Promosi Kesehatan Untuk Meningkatkan Phbs Dan Kadarzi Di Rw 40, Dusun Jaranan, Desa Banguntapan, Kecamatan Banguntapan, Kabupaten Bantul

“…Selain itu, perilaku orang tua bisa menjadi contoh bagi anaknya. Terdapat hubungan antara peran orang tua dan saudara dengan perilaku merokok remaja (Isa, Lestari and Afa, 2017;Wibowo et al, 2019).…”