SMOKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG MIDDLE AND LATE ADOLESCENTS IN A SUB DISTRICT OF MALANG DISTRICT, EAST JAVA, INDONESIA

Abstract

As one of countries with high cigarettes
consumptions in the world (Eriksen et al., 2012;
Lian and Dorothea, 2014), many people in
Indonesia have suffered from various diseases
caused by smoking behavior (Lian & Dorothea,
2014; WHO, 2012). However, the prevalence of
smoking among people 15 years old and above
were remains high (34.8%) (WHO, 2012).
Many Indonesian adolescents had difficulties to
find facilities which could help them to quit
smoking (Aditama et al., 2008). Thus, who were
willing to quit smoking common use self help
methods (Ng et al., 2007). The appropriate strategy
on smoking cessation program was very important
to prevent smoker adolescents entered into
nicotine dependencies (Karpinsky et al., 2010)
Malang District was a district which was included
into top ten Districts in Indonesia which had high
proportions of daily smoker age 10 years old and
above (27.6 %) (Balitbangkes, 2008). Lack
implementation of the government regulation
might have correlation with high percentage of
smoker among youth within Malang District.
(Health Department of Malang District, 2015). This
study aims to explore smoking behavior and the
triggers of smoking between middle and late
adolescents in a Sub – District of Malang District,
East Java - Indonesia.