Description of Smoking Behaviour in Young Girls

Abstract

Smoking is one of the lifestyle phenomena in most people today. Smoking habits are common in adolescence. This study aims to find out the description of smoking behavior in young girls
 This research is descriptive qualitative research. The informants in this study were 4 young girls who performed smoking behavior. Data collection is done by interview method. The description of smoking behavior in young girls occurs for the following reasons, namely trial and error, curiosity, and the influence of friends. The response of a friend knowing the informant smoked is not responding and just so so. The informant's efforts in quitting smoking are by reducing the cigarettes and reducing gatherings with a friend. Information about the dangers of smoking contained in advertisements and cigarette packs is still ignored by informants, therefore, there needs to be cross-sectoral cooperation to improve understanding of the dangers of smoking. The reason of informant to start smoking is try, curiosity and the influence of friends, the response of friends know the informant smoking does not respond and just so so, the efforts of informants on quitting smoking are by reducing the cigarettes and reduced gathering with friends. There needs to be cross-sectoral cooperation to improve understanding of the dangers of smoking.