Loose cigarette purchase and adolescent smoking in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the relationship between purchasing loose cigarettes and adolescent smoking habits in Indonesia.

Design and setting

This study employed a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. We analysed the secondary data from a national survey, the 2019 Global Youth Tobacco Survey, using multivariable logistic regression models to examine the association between loose cigarette purchase and smoking frequency and intensity and nicotine dependence. Based on the quantitative findings, we arranged focus group discussions (FGDs) in junior and senior high schools located in South Jakarta, Indonesia. The qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis with an inductive approach to explore experiences in purchasing loose cigarettes and how it affected their

SUBMITTER: Melinda G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11784371 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature