Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Concerns exist that substance use can expose adolescents to serious health problems. This study explores the trend of substance use (current cigarette smoker, current alcohol drinker, current drug user) among adolescents in year 2012 and 2017. METHODS: Data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2012: Malaysia School-based Student Health Survey 2012 and National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2017: Adolescent Survey 2017 Malaysia in 2017 were used to compare the prevalence. RESULTS: The current cigarette smoker prevalence was 22.4% among male and 5.3% for female in the year 2017; an increase of 1.5% and 3.2% point respectively compared to 2012. Prevalence of current alcohol drinker among male adolescent was 12.8% in the year 2017; an increase of 1.6% compared to the year 2012. While female had current alcohol drinker prevalence of 7.7% in the year 2017; an increase of 1.2% compared to the year 2012. Prevalence of drug use among male was 5.3% (an increase of 3.1% compared to year 2012) and among female was 1.5% in 2017 (an increase of 0.7%). DISCUSSION: This study shows that prevalence of substance use has increased among adolescent in the past half-decade. Male adolescent had higher percentage increase in the prevalence of current drinker and current drug use, while female showed higher percentage increase in current cigarette smoker prevalence. Frequent campaigns and educational seminar to promote healthier lifestyle among adolescents is necessary to combat this rising trend of substance abuse among adolescent in Malaysia.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-281,
title = {Substance Use Trends Among Adolescent in Malaysia; Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey in 2012 and 2017},
author = {Hasimah Ismail and Thamil Arasu Saminathan and Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani and Halizah Mat Rifin and Azhairin Ahmad and Nur Liana Ab Majid and Tania Gayle Robert lourdes and Tahir Aris},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Concerns exist that substance use can expose adolescents to serious health problems. This study explores the trend of substance use (current cigarette smoker, current alcohol drinker, current drug user) among adolescents in year 2012 and 2017. METHODS: Data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2012: Malaysia School-based Student Health Survey 2012 and National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2017: Adolescent Survey 2017 Malaysia in 2017 were used to compare the prevalence. RESULTS: The current cigarette smoker prevalence was 22.4% among male and 5.3% for female in the year 2017; an increase of 1.5% and 3.2% point respectively compared to 2012. Prevalence of current alcohol drinker among male adolescent was 12.8% in the year 2017; an increase of 1.6% compared to the year 2012. While female had current alcohol drinker prevalence of 7.7% in the year 2017; an increase of 1.2% compared to the year 2012. Prevalence of drug use among male was 5.3% (an increase of 3.1% compared to year 2012) and among female was 1.5% in 2017 (an increase of 0.7%). DISCUSSION: This study shows that prevalence of substance use has increased among adolescent in the past half-decade. Male adolescent had higher percentage increase in the prevalence of current drinker and current drug use, while female showed higher percentage increase in current cigarette smoker prevalence. Frequent campaigns and educational seminar to promote healthier lifestyle among adolescents is necessary to combat this rising trend of substance abuse among adolescent in Malaysia.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Institute for Public Health, Institute for Public Health},
keywords = {adolescent, alcohol, drug, Malaysia, smoking, Substance use},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}