The Role of the Family to Stop Smoking for Elementary School Students

Authors

  • Sitti Aminah Nursing Department of Politeknik Negeri Kesehatan Makassar
  • Rosita Genggeng Nursing Department of Politeknik Negeri Kesehatan Makassar
  • Muhasidah Muhasidah Nursing Department of Politeknik Negeri Kesehatan Makassar
  • Ramlah Dilla Nursing Department of Politeknik Negeri Kesehatan Makassar
  • Hartati Hartati Nursing Department of Politeknik Negeri Kesehatan Makassar

Keywords:

Smoking, Parental Support, Elementary School.

Abstract

The problem of smoking among primary school children is a public health issue that is very important to get attention. The aim of this study was to analyze realationship between parental support with inclination to stop smoking. It was an observational study and design was cross-sectional, population were  male elementary school students from Elementary School Inpres Manuruki 1 and 2 Makassar City and sample size as many as 40 students. Samples were taken from grade 4 and 5 (In Indonesia elementary scholl has 6 grade). Bivariate analysis using Chi Square statistic test, significance level was 0.05. Data showed that majority of students both grade 4 and 5 were smokers, as many as 37 students (92.5%) and only 3 students (7.5%) were not smokers,  the highest frequency is students who want to quit smoking with the support of parents and there is a significant relationship between the inclination to quit smoking with the support of parents.  Majority of students both grade 4 and 5 were smokers or frequency of smoking students is very high but family support to stop smoking also very high. Parental support is significantly associated with the students inclination to quit smoking

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2017-12-12

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Aminah, S., Genggeng, R., Muhasidah, M., Dilla, R., & Hartati, H. (2017). The Role of the Family to Stop Smoking for Elementary School Students. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 36(7), 292–296. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/8542

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