<![CDATA[WHO estimates the mortality rate from cigarettes by 2020 will increase by 10 million annually. The number of teenage smokers in 2016 is targeted to fall from 7% to 5.2% but increase to 8.8%. The purpose of this study to determine the factors that can affect the intention to stop smoking in adolescents, especially in junior high school students. This research is a quantitative research with cross sectional approach. Samples were selected using total population obtained through questionnaire with inclusion criteria were male students with active smokers in SMP X Semarang, amounting to 76 students. The data were collected through interviews using questionnaires. Data analysis was done univariat and bivariate with Chi-Square test. The majority of respondents included in the early teenage category of 14 years old (59.2%), age of smoking at age 12 years (40.8%) had pocket money above the average of Rp 11,500 (85.5%), and attended class VIII (69.7%). Most respondents had supporting knowledge (61.8%), supportive attitude to quit smoking (57.9%), supporting parenting role to quit smoking (36.9%), supporting supportive roles for stopping smoking (60.5%), supporting teacher's role to quit smoking (59.2%), having inhibiting factors (65.7%), and supporting factors (51.3%). The variables related to the intention to stop smoking are: respondent's knowledge (p-value 0,001), respondent attitude (p-value 0,004), teacher's role (p-value 0,004) and supporting factor (p-value 0,021). The variables that are not related to the intention to stop smoking are: the role of the respondent's parents (p-value 0.281), the role of the respondent's friend (p-value 0.241) and the inhibiting factor (p-value 0.117)]]>
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