Smoking behavior among adolescents in rural schools in Malacca, Malaysia - a case-control study

• Main Authors: Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah, Mohd Amin, Rahmah, Md Said, Salmiah, Munn, Sann Lye, Shah, Shamsul Azhar, Idris, Fazilah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40628/1/Smoking%20behavior%20among%20adolescents%20in%20rural%20schools%20in%20Malacca%2C%20Malaysia%20-%20A%20case-control%20study.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40628/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2023%20%281%29%20Jan.%202015/%282%29%20JST-0449-2012.pdf

Smoking among rural adolescents in Malaysia is on the rise with a significant difference seen between urban and rural youths. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine a predictive model of smoking among the rural-school adolescents population in Malacca, Malaysia. An unmatched case-control...