How does Malaysian use electronic cigarette? A descriptive analysis of the patterns
Introduction: Electronic cigarette is gaining its popularity among Malaysians. Thus, there is a need to assess patterns of electronic cigarette use among Malaysian adults. Objectives: To investigate patterns of electronic cigarette use among adults in Malaysia. Cost, side effects, quit attempt...
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| Language: | en |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2020
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/85480/1/4%20%282%29.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/85480/ https://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2020;volume=12;issue=6;spage=852;epage=934;aulast= |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Electronic cigarette is gaining its popularity
among Malaysians. Thus, there is a need to assess patterns
of electronic cigarette use among Malaysian adults.
Objectives: To investigate patterns of electronic cigarette
use among adults in Malaysia. Cost, side effects, quit
attempt and withdrawal symptoms of electronic cigarette
use were also examined. Materials and methods: Data
were analysed from the National E-Cigarette Survey
(NECS) 2016 which used a multi-stage stratified cluster
sampling household survey representing all Malaysian
adults aged 18 years at national and urban/rural levels.
A total of 4,288 adults from all the states were involved in
the study. Results: Mean age started to smoke electronic
cigarette daily at 26.7 years and the main reason was to |
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