Perilaku Konsumsi Tembakau Pelajar SMP Usia 13–15 Tahun di Sumatra dan Jawa (Analisis Indonesia–Gyts 2009) (Behavior Tobacco Consumption Of Junior High School Student Aged 13–15 Years In Sumatra And Java (Analysis Of Indonesia–Gyts 2009))

摘要

Background: adolescence is a crucial period that must be maintained properly, because it has a direct and long-termimpact of the act he/she was doing. Baseline Health Research (RISKESDAS) 2007 showed that 59.5% of the causes ofdeath in Indonesia were due non communicable diseases (NCD), and tobacco consumption contributed as trigger of majority of NCD cases. Information related to the behavior of youth tobacco consumption is required to formulate strategicplan to reduce the incidence. Method: standard questionnaires were fi lled by students of 40 junior high schools from 33 districts and cities in Sumatra and Java, with a total sample of 142 classes (covering grades 7 to 9). Results: a total of 3,319 junior high school students aged 13–15 years were covered with a 94.0% response rate. About 20.3% of students was active smokers and 11.5% non-smoker students planned to smoke in 2010. There was 4.2% of active smoker students showed symptoms of addiction to the nicotine in cigarettes. Eight out of 10 active smokers need help to quit smoking. The main factors that motivate junior high school students in Sumatra and Java to smoke were 15.7% of all/most of his close friends smoking and 7 out of 10 junior high school students have at least one parent as smoker. Recommendations: Efforts to prevent children from smoking should be conducted together with support of national tobacco control policies, and the local policies with support from non-governmental organizations, community leaders, health workers, educators, school personnel and families.