@article{Ariani_Mulyono_._2019, title={Relationship Follows Trends and Smoker’s Families with Perceptions of Smoking in Primary School Age Children in Karawang, Indonesia }, volume={4}, url={https://knepublishing.com/index.php/KnE-Life/article/view/5240}, DOI={10.18502/kls.v4i13.5240}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background:</strong> Increased smoking habits in school-age children Impact on perceptions about the dangers of smoking in school-age children. Perceptions in the form of school-age children are based on children’s experiences of exposure to smokers and smokers’ environments. Positive perceptions of the dangers of smoking school-age children who consider smoking habits to be a natural thing to do school-age children.</p> <p><strong>Objective:</strong> The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of factors following the trends and factors of family smokers with perceptions about smoking in school-age children in Karawang, Indonesia.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: Data was taken from the Karawang Community Health Center, where 67% of students found smoking behavior, 356 students were recruited in the district. t-tests and spearman ratings are used to analyze the relationship between smoking and factors following trends and family smoker factors.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: The relationship between following trends with perceptions of smoking for school-age children (p value = 0.02, r = 0.122) and the relationship between family smokers and smoking perceptions of school-age children (p value = 0.002,r=0.161).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Boys,smokingstatus,gettinginformationaboutsmoking, children Having parents who smoke, those who follow trends are a concern. It is recommended for health workers to provide innovative health information about the dangers of smoking in school-age children.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p&gt;}, number={13}, journal={KnE Life Sciences}, author={Ariani, Desy Rizki and Mulyono, Sigit and ., Widyatuti}, year={2019}, month={Oct.}, pages={185–193} }