Social Determinant of Health of Adults Smoking Behavior: Differences between Urban and Rural Areas in Indonesia
Abstract: Indonesia has the
highest prevalence of smoking behavior among Southeast Asian countries. This
study aimed to determine predictors of smoking behavior between rural and urban
areas. Data were taken from The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). This study
used ross-sectional analytical study and multiple logistic regression analysis.
Samples were 8,305 Indonesian adults aged ≥ 15 years. The study showed that
smokers in rural area were higher than in urban area, respectively 36.8% and
31.9%. Significant predictors of smoking behavior in rural and urban areas were
age, occupation, sex, education level, economic status as well as smoking rule
inside home. In urban area, age was also significant predictor and otherwise in
rural area. The strongest predictor was smoking rule inside home and sex for
smoking behavior, either in rural or in urban area. Tobacco control program
should be relatively increased by considering the appropriate target population
both in rural and urban area due to a little different of smoking behavior
path, hence sex perspective should be involved also in tobacco control program.
Regulation on smoke-free home should be encouraged to be implemented among
houses of community.
Keywords: Adult; Indonesia;
smoking; social determinant of health; tobacco
Author: Fitri Kurnia Rahim,
Thunwadee Suksaroj, Isareethika Jayasvasti
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg160022
