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Discussion TERENGGANU GSHS 2012

4.0 DISCUSSION

The prevalence of current alcohol use inTerengganu was lower than the national prevalence(2.5% vs
8.9%). Majority of the current drinkers in Terengganu had taken their _rst drink before the age of 14
years. This prevalence was higher than the national _gure (92.6% vs 63.5%) and the highest among
all states.

A higher prevalence of students are at risk of becoming underweight compared to the national
_nding (9.9% vs 8.8%).The prevalence for being at risk of overweight and obesity were each observed
to be lower compared to the national _gures (20.5% vs 22.8% and 5.3%vs 9.5%, respectively).
Consumption of fruit and vegetable was comparable to the national prevalence (31.4% vs 28.7%).
The prevalence of students consuming soft drinks and fast food were each lower than the national
prevalence (27.6% vs 29.4% and 5.3% vs 6.0%,respectively). Among all states, Terengganu had the
lowest prevalence of students who drank plain water at least _ve times daily in the past 30 days and
who took breakfast daily in the past seven days. These _gures were much lower than the national
prevalence (42.3% vs 54.8% and 13.9% vs 19.2% respectively).

Among all states, Terengganu had the highest prevalence of students who either never or rarely
washed their hands before eating, after using the toilet, or used soap when washing their hands.
These _gures were much higher than the national prevalence (6.8% vs 5.0%, 8.4% vs 5.4% and 19.5%
vs 13.7%, respectively). Majority of students (88.6%) brushed their teeth at least twice daily, and
reportedly, the use of `uoridated toothpaste was comparable to the national prevalence (60.0% vs
57.2%).

The prevalence of students who could not sleep at night due to worry was lower compared to the
national prevalence (5.1% vs 5.4%). About 8.9% of students reported feeling lonely most of the time
in the past 12 months, and this is higher than the national _nding (8.1%). The prevalence of suicidal
ideation, plan and attempts were lower compared to the national prevalence (5.1% vs 7.9%, 5.2% vs
6.4% and 5.0% vs 6.8%, respectively).

The prevalence of being physically active (spent at least 60 minutes daily on _ve or more days a week)
was comparable to the national prevalence (23.2% vs 22.7%). However, less students had engaged in
sedentary activities such as watching television or playing computer game for at least 3 hours a day,
compared to the national prevalence (41.2% vs 47.3%).

The prevalence of truancy was higher compared to the national prevalence (35.6% vs 30.9%). It was
observed that this _gure was the highest among all states as in Perak and Perlis. Less students
reported having peer support compared to the national _nding (41.4% vs 44.3%). Parental or guardian
connectedness and bonding were both comparable to the national _gures (33.1% vs 31.5 and 42.2%
vs 43.1%, respectively). However, the parental or guardian supervision was lower than the national
prevalence (12.5% vs 14.2%).

The prevalence of reported ever had sex inTerengganu was lower than the national prevalence (6.5%
vs 8.3%).

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