Contagion: Scientific Periodical Journal of Public Health and Coastal Health
Vol 5, No 3 (2023): CONTAGION

Cigarette Displays Around the School Area and Cigarette Sales in the School Area

Fitri Hayati (Faculty of Economy and Business, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Putra Apriadi Siregar (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Nurhayati Nurhayati (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Nasri Mohammed (Malaysian Tobacco Control)
Abdillah Ahsan (Universitas Indonesia)
Syafran Arrazy (Students of Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Faculty of Environmental & Symbiotic Science, Japan)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Sep 2023

Abstract

The tobacco industry continues to promote tobacco through cigarette displays, especially in areas easily accessible to youth and school students. One of the tactics that cigarette companies keep using is cigarette displays around the school area. This study aimed to determine the impact of cigarette displays around schools on cigarette sales in the school area. This study was conducted on cigarette sellers around schools in Medan City. This study was conducted on 18 cigarette sellers for 14 days. The interventions given were cigarette displays covered with cloth, cigarette displays hidden, and cigarette displays without intervention. Data analysis was conducted using an ANOVA test using JASP version 17.The results showed a difference in total sales between cloth-covered displays, hidden treatments, and no intervention (ANOVA test p = 0.015). The results showed a difference in sales profit between cloth-covered displays, hidden treatments, and no intervention (ANOVA test p = 0.004). The provision of interventions on cigarette displays treated as hidden reduced average cigarette sales in cigarette stores. Intervention in cigarette displays covered with cloth reduced average cigarette sales in cigarette stores. The Medan City Government should regulate cigarette displays at cigarette stores around the school area to reduce cigarette consumption among students. The Education Office and schools should collaborate with cigarette sellers around the school area to stop the display of cigarettes and not sell cigarettes to students. Keywords:  Cigarettes, Cigarette displays, Cigarette stores, School area

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Journal Info

Abbrev

contagion

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Public Health

Description

Contagion: Scientific Periodical Journal of Public Health and Coastal Health, A Scientific Periodic Journal of Public Health published by the Public health Study Program of The Faculty of Public Health UINSU Medan. This Journal prioritiez the collaboration of lecturers and students with scope of the ...