The Serious Challenge of Reducing Child Smoking Rates

Please note that this article was automatically translated using Microsoft Azure AI, Open AI, and Google Translation AI. We cannot ensure that the entire content is translated accurately. If you spot any errors or inconsistencies, contact us atEntering the final year of the National Medium Term Development Plan or RPJMN for the 2020-2024 period, efforts to reduce the number ofin Indonesia are still facing serious challenges. The RPJMN targets reducing the prevalence of child smoking from 9.

Ironically, while 87 countries around the world ban the sale of retail tobacco, Indonesia is one of the few Southeast Asian countries that still allows the circulation of clove cigarettes. In fact, around 74 percent of street vendors and convenience stores in this country report selling cigarettes in retail.Loose Cigarette Purchase and Adolescent Smoking in Indonesia: A Mixed-methods Study

Unlike adult smokers who have a relatively stable smoking pattern, teenagers in the experimental phase are at high risk of"upgrading" to daily smokers. This process usually occurs within three years after they consume their first cigarette.The results of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey Indonesia 2021 also demonstrate the role of combustible cigarettes in the early stage of smoking.

Banning the sale of cigarettes in grocery stores and small stalls can reduce the prevalence of child smoking.

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