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Ninkron P, Nakamadee B, Mahamit W, Suesuwan W, Sukkul K. Multi-sector Development of Measures and Interventions to Prevent New Smokers Among Youths Living in Underprivileged Housing Projects in Thailand. JOURNAL OF PREVENTION (2022) 2024; 45:521-543. [PMID: 38587566 DOI: 10.1007/s10935-024-00779-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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The purpose of this research is to develop preventive measures against smoking among youths living in Baan Eua Athon, underprivileged housing projects in Thailand. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this research encompassed quantitative and qualitative data collection in nine provinces of Thailand. Stratified multi-stage sampling was conducted, and data was gathered using questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions. Adapting Green and Kreuter's Precede-Proceed Planning Model, the researchers identified key factors influencing youth smoking initiation through extensive fieldwork from January to December 2021. The results show that the primary drivers for new smokers, in order of significance, are limited knowledge about the effects of smoking, values, perception of associated disease risk, stress and anxiety, influence by family and friends, smoking control policies and activities of educational institutions influencing risk behaviors for new smokers. Research respondents from multiple sectors formulated seven measures to prevent new smokers, namely (1) building the capacity of stakeholders to increase knowledge among the target group; (2) creating a body of knowledge and control with retail shop operators; (3) building a smoke-free network team in the area; (4) creating smoke-free families; (5) creating an application to assess risk behaviors and offer an online consulting system; (6) developing a search process; and (7) analyzing interests to promote the needs of youth. Recommendations from this study can be used to monitor risk behaviors for new smokers and guide policy decisions for substance abuse prevention practitioners in the area.
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- Paranee Ninkron
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Science and Technology, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand.
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- Department of Public Health, Suratthani Rajabhat University, Surat Thani, Thailand
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Lim KH, Ghazali SM, Lim HL, Kee CC, Cheah YK, Singh BSGP, Heng PP, Teh CH, Cheong YL, Lim JH. Tobacco use and other aspects related to smoking among school-going adolescents aged 13-15 years in Malaysia: Analysis of three cross-sectional nationally representative surveys in 2003, 2009 and 2016. Tob Induc Dis 2020; 18:80. [PMID: 33013276 PMCID: PMC7528268 DOI: 10.18332/tid/127231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Periodic surveys on tobacco use patterns and other aspects of tobacco use among school-going adolescents in Malaysia provide information on the effectiveness of anti-smoking measures implemented. However, such information is limited in Malaysia. We investigated the prevalence of smoking and other related aspects among middle-secondary school students in Malaysia from the years 2003-2016 to fill this gap. METHODS We analyzed data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2003, GYTS 2009, and the Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Survey among Malaysia Adolescents (TECMA) 2016. The surveys employed multistage sampling to select representative samples of adolescents attending secondary school in Malaysia. Data were collected using a pre-validated self-administered anonymous questionnaire adopted from the GYTS. RESULTS Between 2003 and 2016, major changes occurred in which there were reductions in the prevalence of ever smoking, current smoking, and susceptibility to smoking. Reductions were also observed in exposure to SHS in public places and in the home. The proportion of school-going adolescents who support a ban on smoking in public places increased between 2013 to 2016, and there was a significant reduction in the proportion of respondents that were offered 'free' cigarettes by tobacco company representatives. However, there was no difference in the proportion of adolescents who initiated smoking before the age of 10 years and current smokers seeking advice to quit smoking across the time period. CONCLUSIONS Our study indicates that the smoking policies and measures have been effective in reducing smoking prevalence, secondhand smoke exposure, and access to cigarettes, among school-going adolescents in Malaysia. However, measures to reduce smoking initiation and increase smoking cessation need to be strengthened to reduce the burden of smoking-related diseases in Malaysia in the long-term.
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- Kuang H. Lim
- Special Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Special Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Oncology, Hospital Sulltan Ismail, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Special Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Sector for Biostatistics and Data Repository, National Institute of Health, Shah Alam, Malaysia
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- School of Economics, Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia
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- Special Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Special Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Special Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
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Joung KH, Chung SS. Factors affecting cigarette smoking among adolescents in South Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand. J SPEC PEDIATR NURS 2019; 24:e12267. [PMID: 31468713 DOI: 10.1111/jspn.12267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE The current study was designed to describe risk and preventive factors related to cigarette smoking among adolescents in South Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand. DESIGN AND METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive design was used. Student data were extracted from three national data sets, specifically the Global Youth Tobacco Survey from each country. Complex sampling multinomial logistic regression was performed to find factors related to current smoking. RESULTS The prevalence of cigarette smoking was 4.7% in South Korean students, 2.8% in Vietnamese students, and 10.9% in Thai students. Students shared three risk factors related to current smoking: male sex, use of other tobacco products, and susceptibility to smoking. Additionally, only one preventive factor of cigarette smoking was found among South Korean adolescents: exposure to antitobacco advertisements. The findings suggest that personal, familial, social, and public area characteristics are associated with smoking among adolescents from these nations. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS These results could be useful for screening students vulnerable to cigarette smoking and the collaborative planning of interventions to prevent adolescents from smoking in these three Asian countries.
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- Department of Statistics and Institute of Applied Statistics, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
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Aungkulanon S, Pitayarangsarit S, Bundhamcharoen K, Akaleephan C, Chongsuvivatwong V, Phoncharoen R, Tangcharoensathien V. Smoking prevalence and attributable deaths in Thailand: predicting outcomes of different tobacco control interventions. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:984. [PMID: 31337385 PMCID: PMC6651958 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7332-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Despite substantial positive impacts of Thailand’s tobacco control policies on reducing the prevalence of smoking, current trends suggest that further reductions are needed to ensure that WHO’s 2025 voluntary global target of a 30% relative reduction in tobacco use is met. In order to confirm this hypothesis, we aim to estimate the effect of tobacco control policies in Thailand on the prevalence of smoking and attributed deaths and assess the possibilities of achieving WHO’s 2025 global target. This paper addresses this knowledge gap which will contribute to policy control measures on tobacco control. Results of this study can help guide policy makers in implementing further interventions to reduce the prevalence of smoking in Thailand. Method A Markov chain model was developed to examine the effect of tobacco control policies, such as accessibility restrictions for youths, increased tobacco taxes and promotion of smoking cessation programs, from 2015 to 2025. Outcomes included smoking prevalence and the number of smoking-attributable deaths. Due to the very low prevalence of female smokers in 2014, this study applied the model to estimate the smoking prevalence and attributable mortality among males only. Results Given that the baseline prevalence of smoking in 2010 was 41.7% in males, the target of a 30% relative reduction requires that the prevalence be reduced to 29.2% by 2025. Under a baseline scenario where smoking initiation and cessation rates among males are attained by 2015, smoking prevalence rates will reduce to 37.8% in 2025. The combined tobacco control policies would further reduce the prevalence to 33.7% in 2025 and 89,600 deaths would be averted. Conclusion Current tobacco control policies will substantially reduce the smoking prevalence and smoking-attributable deaths. The combined interventions can reduce the smoking prevalence by 19% relative to the 2010 level. These projected reductions are insufficient to achieve the committed target of a 30% relative reduction in smoking by 2025. Increased efforts to control tobacco use will be essential for reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases in Thailand.
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- Suchunya Aungkulanon
- International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
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- International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.,Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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McKelvey K, Attonito J, Madhivanan P, Yi Q, Mzayek F, Maziak W. Determinants of cigarette smoking initiation in Jordanian schoolchildren: longitudinal analysis. Nicotine Tob Res 2015; 17:552-8. [PMID: 25143297 PMCID: PMC4432393 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntu165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify determinants of cigarette smoking initiation, by gender, among schoolchildren in Irbid, Jordan. METHODS Between 2008 and 2011, data were collected annually using self-reported questionnaires over 4-years in a prospective cohort of 1,781 students recruited from all 7th grade classes in 19 secondary schools, selected out of a total 60, using probability-proportionate-to-size method. Independent predictors of smoking initiation were identified among the cigarette naïve participants (N = 1,454) with mixed-effect multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS Participants were 12.6 years of age on average at baseline. 29.8% of the 1,454 students (37.2% of boys and 23.7% of girls) initiated cigarette smoking by 10th grade. Of those who initiated (n = 498), 47.2% of boys and 37.2% of girls initiated smoking in the 8th grade. Determinants of cigarette smoking initiation included ever smoking a waterpipe, low cigarette refusal self-efficacy, intention to start smoking cigarettes, and having friends who smoked. For girls, familial smoking was also predictive of cigarette initiation. CONCLUSION This study shows that many Jordanian youth have an intention to initiate cigarette smoking and are susceptible to cigarette smoking modeled by peers and that girls are influenced as well by familial cigarette smoking. Prevention efforts should be tailored to address culturally relevant gender norms, help strengthen adolescents' self-efficacy to refuse cigarettes, and foster strong non-smoking social norms.
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- Karma McKelvey
- Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL;
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- Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL
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- Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL
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- Department of Biostatistics, ScienceDocs Inc., Portland, OR
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL; Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Aleppo, Syria
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