A Model of Cigarette Advertisement Policy in Preventing Children Smoking Habits in Palu City, Indonesia: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Objective: The high prevalence of smokers in Indonesia has led the government to issue various policies.
One of the policies issued by the government to reduce or limit the prevalence is the cigarette advertisement
policy. The purpose of this systematic review is to develop a model of cigarette advertisement policy in
preventing children smoking habits in Palu City, Indonesia.
Method: This research used a systematic literature review. Various references were collected from online
database including reports, journals, and books in the last 10 years. The journals were mostly from the
scholarly journals. The articles were screened according to the research objectives. The keywords used are
cigarette advertisement policy and children smoking habits.
Results: This study showed that the use of a model of cigarette advertisement policy is very effective
in preventing children smoking habits. Cigarette advertisement regulation policy is the government’s
commitment to protect children, as an effort to protect the younger generation from cigarette advertisements
that are intense and have a very large influence on smoking behavior. Cigarette advertisements are proven to
encourage children to try cigarettes, repeating the behavior so that it eventually becomes a habit.Conclusions: This paper concludes that a
model using cigarette advertisement policy is
effective for prevent children smoking habits.
Further recommendation will be provided.