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TOBACCO AND TEENAGER
Noor Ani Ahmad, S Maria Awaluddin, Mohammad Aznuddin Abd Razak, Rajini
Sooryanarayana, Mohd Kamal Ariff Abd Ghani, Norhafizah Sahril, Chan Ying Ying,
Muslimah Yusof, Noraida Mohd Kasim, Rahama Samad, Tahir Aris
Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia
1 in 10Malaysian aged 13 to 17 yr
smoked
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who smoked?
2 in 10 boys
2 in 100 girls71% tried cigarette
before the age of 14 yrs
We recommend to…
1.use creative and innovative approaches such as
through social media to increase awareness of
the detrimental effect of tobacco
2.initiate intervention strategies at primary schools
3.strengthen resiliency among teenagers
4.create supportive environment: advocate clean
air, free from tobacco smoke
4 in 10 teenagers were
exposed to secondhand smoke
4 in 10 teenagers had
parents/ guardians who smoked
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9 in 10 teenage smokers
had attempted to quit
smoking
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