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Patterns of Smoking Among Adolescents in Malaysia and Thailand: Findings From the International Tobacco Control Southeast Asia Survey

Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, dhammond{at}uwaterloo.ca

Foong Kin, PhD

National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

Aree Prohmmo, PhD

Institute for Population and Social Research Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Nipapun Kungskulniti, DrPH

Faculty of Public Health, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University

Tan Y. Lian, MA

National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia

Sharad K. Sharma, MA

Institute for Population and Social Research Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Buppha Sirirassamee, PhD

Institute for Population and Social Research Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Ron Borland, PhD

The Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

Geoffrey T. Fong, PhD

Department of Psychology University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

At present, 70% of the world's 1.1 billion smokers are in developing countries, with over 50% in Asia alone. The current study examined patterns of youth smoking in Thailand and Malaysia. Respondents were 2002 youths between the ages of 13 and 17 from Thailand (n = 1000) and Malaysia (n = 1002). Respondents were selected using a multistage cluster sampling design and surveyed between January 2005 and March 2005. Approximately 3% of youth between the ages of 13 and 17 were current smokers, with an additional 10% to 12% reporting experimental smoking. Males were between 7 and 15 times more likely to report smoking behavior than females. Less than 1% of females respondents in either country met the criteria for current smoking, and less than 5% met the criteria for experimental smoking. In contrast, more than 50% Thai males and approximately one-third of Malaysian males aged 17 met the criteria for either experimental or current smoking.

Key Words: smoking • tobacco use • youth

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