Perceived norms and smoking status among secondary school students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Lim, Kuang Hock, Mohd Ghazali, Sumarni, Kee, Chee Cheong, Abdul Rahman, Hejar, Mustafa, Amal Nasir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56944/1/Perceived%20norms%20and%20smoking%20status%20among%20secondary%20school%20students%20in%20Kota%20Tinggi%2C%20Johor%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56944/; http://www.ijphr.ukm.my/Lists/Vol%202%20No%201/DispForm.aspx?ID=5

Introduction: Social norms, though an important contributing factor of adolescent smoking in developed countries, has not been extensively studied in Malaysia. The objective of this study was to determine the association between certain perceived norms regarding smoking with smoking status among Mal...