Smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia

The objective of this study was to examine the smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia. Population-based, national surveys were conducted among 1,704 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 from Thailand (n = 927) and Malaysia (n = 777). Respondents were selected using multista...

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Main Authors: Tawima Sirirassamee, Buppha Sirirassamee, Ron Borland, Maizurah Omar, Peter Driezen
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spelling th-mahidol.127652018-05-03T15:39:05Z Smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia Tawima Sirirassamee Buppha Sirirassamee Ron Borland Maizurah Omar Peter Driezen Srinakharinwirot University Mahidol University Cancer Council Victoria National Poison Center University of Waterloo Medicine The objective of this study was to examine the smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia. Population-based, national surveys were conducted among 1,704 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 from Thailand (n = 927) and Malaysia (n = 777). Respondents were selected using multistage cluster sampling. Respondents were asked to complete self-administered questionnaires. Approximately 5% of Thai and Malaysian adolescents were current smokers, while an additional 8.6% of Thai and 8.1% of Malaysian adolescents reported being beginning smokers. On average, Thai smokers reported first smoking a whole cigarette at 14.6 years old (SD = 1.9), while Malaysian smokers at age 13.9 years (SD = 2.2). More than half of Thai smokers (60.4%) reported they bought cigarettes themselves and 29.9% got cigarettes from friends. In Malaysia, most smokers (68.3%) reported they bought cigarettes themselves, only 20.7% got cigarettes from friends. Seventy-six percent of Thai adolescent smokers smoked factory-made brands as their usual brand compared to 27.7% of Malaysian adolescent smokers. Eight percent of Thai adolescents and 10% of Malaysian adolescents reported smoking hand-rolled cigarettes. Approximately half of Thais and more than 40% of Malaysian smokers reported they tried to quit smoking within the past month. The smoking prevalence of Thai adolescents is close to that of Malaysian adolescents. Factory-made cigarette consumption is an important problem in Thai adolescents and needs to be targeted. 2018-05-03T08:39:05Z 2018-05-03T08:39:05Z 2011-01-01 Article Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.42, No.1 (2011), 218-224 01251562 2-s2.0-79953759992 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/12765 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=79953759992&origin=inward
institution Mahidol University
building Mahidol University Library
continent Asia
country Thailand
Thailand
content_provider Mahidol University Library
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topic Medicine
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Tawima Sirirassamee
Buppha Sirirassamee
Ron Borland
Maizurah Omar
Peter Driezen
Smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia
description The objective of this study was to examine the smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia. Population-based, national surveys were conducted among 1,704 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 from Thailand (n = 927) and Malaysia (n = 777). Respondents were selected using multistage cluster sampling. Respondents were asked to complete self-administered questionnaires. Approximately 5% of Thai and Malaysian adolescents were current smokers, while an additional 8.6% of Thai and 8.1% of Malaysian adolescents reported being beginning smokers. On average, Thai smokers reported first smoking a whole cigarette at 14.6 years old (SD = 1.9), while Malaysian smokers at age 13.9 years (SD = 2.2). More than half of Thai smokers (60.4%) reported they bought cigarettes themselves and 29.9% got cigarettes from friends. In Malaysia, most smokers (68.3%) reported they bought cigarettes themselves, only 20.7% got cigarettes from friends. Seventy-six percent of Thai adolescent smokers smoked factory-made brands as their usual brand compared to 27.7% of Malaysian adolescent smokers. Eight percent of Thai adolescents and 10% of Malaysian adolescents reported smoking hand-rolled cigarettes. Approximately half of Thais and more than 40% of Malaysian smokers reported they tried to quit smoking within the past month. The smoking prevalence of Thai adolescents is close to that of Malaysian adolescents. Factory-made cigarette consumption is an important problem in Thai adolescents and needs to be targeted.
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Tawima Sirirassamee
Buppha Sirirassamee
Ron Borland
Maizurah Omar
Peter Driezen
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author Tawima Sirirassamee
Buppha Sirirassamee
Ron Borland
Maizurah Omar
Peter Driezen
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title Smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia
title_short Smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia
title_full Smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia
title_fullStr Smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Smoking behavior among adolescents in Thailand and Malaysia
title_sort smoking behavior among adolescents in thailand and malaysia
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