Knowledge, attitude and perception of second-hand smoke and factors promoting smoking in Malaysian adolescents

Knowledge, attitude and perception of second-hand smoke and factors promoting smoking in Malaysian adolescents

OBJECTIVE To identify the relationship between knowledge, attitude and perception regarding environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and smoking among Malaysian adolescents living in states with complete or partial smoke-free legislation (SFL). METHODS A total of 898 respondents aged 13-14 years were rando...

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Veröffentlicht in:The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease 2014-07, Vol.18 (7), p.856-861
Hauptverfasser: Abidin, N. Zainol, Zulkifli, A., Abidin, E. Zainal, Rasdi, I., Ismail, S. N. Syed, Rahman, A. Abd, Hashim, Z., Semple, S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Logistic Models
Malaysia - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Perception
Pneumology
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking - psychology
Smoking Initiation
Smoking Prevention
Smoking Restriction
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
Youth
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Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVE To identify the relationship between knowledge, attitude and perception regarding environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and smoking among Malaysian adolescents living in states with complete or partial smoke-free legislation (SFL). METHODS A total of 898 respondents aged 13-14 years were randomly selected from 21 secondary schools. The Malay version of the modified Global Youth Tobacco Survey questionnaire was used. Hierarchical logistic regression was performed in examining predictors of smoking attempt among adolescents. RESULTS Participants exposed to ETS >5 h/day were more likely to have smoked compared to those exposed to ETS
ISSN:1027-3719
1815-7920
DOI:10.5588/ijtld.13.0906