PEER RELATIONSHIP WITH SMOKING BEHAVIOR IN BOYS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 4 BENGKULU CITY IN 2020

Abstract

Data from Riskesdas, states that the smoker statistics among Indonesian adolescents have increased with the
Prevalence of smoker with a population of >15 years in 2013 being 7,2%, in 2018 it increased to 9,1%. It is still
far from the target of the 2019 RJPM (Mid-Term Development Pan) of 5,4%. The study aims to see the
relationship between peers and smoking behavior in male adolescents at Senior High School 4 Kota Bengkulu
in 2020. The method used is an analytical research design with a Cross Sectional approach. The population in
this study were all male adolescents in Senior High School 4 Kota Bengkulu City class XI, the number of
samples was using Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling. This study used the Chi-Square test. The results
of the Univariate test analysis were obtained by more than some respondent (54,5%) with negative peer
influence, more than some respondents (52,7%) with moderate smoking behavior. Meanwhile, the Bivariate
analysis test found that there was a peer relationship with adolenscents at Senior High School 4 Bengkulu City
in 2020 with a p-value = 0,002 (p-value <
0,05). It is suggested that the results of this study can provide data and
contribute suggestions for the school regarding the description of smoking behavior in a better direction to
create healthy adolescents for the future