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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

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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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