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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDJournal of education and health promotion

Managing public education on smoking behavior in families with stunted children: Between challenges and opportunities in Indonesia.

  • Ali Akbarjono1
  • Irwan Satria2
  • Sepri Yunarman3
  1. 1Department of Education Management, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Tadris, UIN Fatmawati Bengkulu, Bengkulu City, Bengkulu, Indonesia.
  2. 2Department of Social Education, Faculty of Social Education, UIN Fatmawati Bengkulu, Bengkulu City, Bengkulu, Indonesia.
  3. 3Department of Education, Faculty of Education, UIN Fatmawati Bengkulu, Bengkulu City, Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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Abstract

Background

Stunting remains a major public health concern in Indonesia, compounded by the country's high prevalence of smoking. This study explores the smoking behavior of families with stunted children, parental knowledge of smoking-related risks, and their motivation for behavioral change.Materials and methods

Using a qualitative approach, data were collected through interviews, observations, documentation, and focus group discussions in East Nusa Tenggara and Aceh-two provinces with high stunting rates.Results

Findings reveal that most fathers are active smokers and frequently smoke around pregnant women or children. Parental awareness of the link between cigarette smoke and stunting is limited, and fathers show low motivation to quit smoking even after stunting is diagnosed.Conclusions

The study recommends revising national stunting reduction strategies to include smoking prevention, enforcing smoke-free policies, restricting cigarette advertising and sales, and empowering families-especially fathers-to change harmful smoking behaviors to protect child health.

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@article{akbarjono2026managing,
  title = {{Managing public education on smoking behavior in families with stunted children: Between challenges and opportunities in Indonesia.}},
  author = {Ali Akbarjono and Irwan Satria and Sepri Yunarman},
  journal = {Journal of education and health promotion},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.4103/jehp.jehp_1023_25},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42924295},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Managing public education on smoking behavior in families with stunted children: Between challenges and opportunities in Indonesia.
AU  - Ali Akbarjono
AU  - Irwan Satria
AU  - Sepri Yunarman
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/30
JO  - Journal of education and health promotion
DO  - 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1023_25
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42924295
AB  - Background  Stunting remains a major public health concern in Indonesia, compounded by the country's high prevalence of smoking. This study explores the smoking behavior of families with stunted children, parental knowledge of smoking-related risks, and their motivation for behavioral change.Materials and methods  Using a qualitative approach, data were collected through interviews, observations, documentation, and focus group discussions in East Nusa Tenggara and Aceh-two provinces with high stunting rates.Results  Findings reveal that most fathers are active smokers and frequently smoke around pregnant women or children. Parental awareness of the link between cigarette smoke and stunting is limited, and fathers show low motivation to quit smoking even after stunting is diagnosed.Conclusions  The study recommends revising national stunting reduction strategies to include smoking prevention, enforcing smoke-free policies, restricting cigarette advertising and sales, and empowering families-especially fathers-to change harmful smoking behaviors to protect child health.
SN  - 2277-9531
SN  - 2319-6440
ER  -