PENGARUH PENDAMPINGAN KADER SITARO TERHADAP PERILAKU MEROKOK DAN KADAR CO2 PARU PADA REMAJA DI SMPN 9 METRO

Abstract

Teenagers today behave in such a way that smoking is no longer considered abnormal. There are 2.8 billion smokers worldwide, and smoking-related illnesses claim the lives of 5 million people annually. Out of 70 million Indonesian teenagers, 37%, or 25.9 million teenagers, smoke. This represents the prevalence rate of teenage smoking in Indonesia. Growing up with smoking parents or in a setting where smoking has been connected to early smoking initiation are two factors that influence a person's decision to smoke. The research objective was to determine the effect of SITARO cadre mentoring on smoking behavior and Lung CO2 levels in teenagers at State Junior High School 9 Metro. This research type is quantitative with a pre-experiment design and a one-group pretest and posttest design approach. The population is all 125 male students. The sample was male students totaling 96 respondents and used a proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Data analysis used wilcoxon test. According to the findings, the majority of teens who received SITARO cadre coaching were moderate smokers (85.4%) prior to the program, and after it, 88.5% of them were light smokers. Teenagers' lung CO2 levels were generally low at 86.5%, compared to moderate at 80.2% before to SITARO cadre support. The wilcoxon test results revealed that the p-value for the impact of SITARO cadre mentoring on smoking behavior was 0.000, with respect to lung CO2 levels. In conclusion, sitaro cadre coaching has an impact on adolescent smokers' lung CO2 levels and smoking habit. It is advised that smokers get support so they can comprehend the shift in their habit to something more constructive.