Abstract:
Smoking behavior of school-age children is a phenomenon that is easily
found in various regions in Indonesia. Smoking behavior in school-age children is
not only uncomfortable to look at but also has the potential to trigger an increase
in health problems caused by smoking behavior. Several factors that influence
smoking behavior in school-age children are the environment and smoking
behavior of family members
This study uses an analytical research design with a cross sectional
approach. The sample in this study was some school-age children (class V and
grade VI) in Mangelo Village, Mojokerto Regency who met the research criteria
as many as 51 respondents who were taken using purposive sampling technique.
The independent variables in this study were the environment and smoking habits
of family members. The dependent variable in this study was the smoking habit of
school-age children. The research instrument used in this study was a modified
questionnaire sheet using a google form to implement health protocols during the
covid-19 pandemic. In order to determine the relationship between the
environment and smoking behavior of family members on the smoking habits of
school-age children in Mangelo Village, Mojokerto Regency, the chi square test
was used with a significance of : 0.05
There is a relationship between the environment and smoking habits of
school-age children in Mangelo Village, Mojokerto Regency with a sig (2-tailed)
value of 0.003 < (0.05) and there is a relationship between family members'
smoking behavior on the smoking habits of school-age children in Mangelo
Village, Mojokerto Regency with sig (2-tailed) value of 0.020 < (0.05)
Parental attention which is manifested in the form of good parenting for
school-age children will provide positive support to school-age children in dealing
with any negative influences such as smoking behavior.
