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Patterns of Smoking Among Adolescents in Malaysia and Thailand: Findings From the International Tobacco Control Southeast Asia Survey
David Hammond Dr, Ph.D*,
Foong Kin Dr, Ph.D,
Aree Prohmo Dr, Ph.D,
Nipapun Kungskulniti Dr, DrPH,
Tan Yen Lian, MA,
Sharad K Sharma, MA,
Buppha Sirirassamee Dr, Ph.D,
Ron Borland Dr, Ph.D,
and
Geoffrey T Fong Dr, Ph.D
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dhammond{at}uwaterloo.ca.
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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.
First published on May 13, 2008, doi:10.1177/1010539508317572
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health 2008;20:193.
A more recent version of this article appeared on July 1, 2008
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