Perception of Harms and Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes Among Adult Malaysian Men: A Comparison by Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Status. (October 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Perception of Harms and Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes Among Adult Malaysian Men: A Comparison by Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Status. (October 2019)
- Main Title:
- Perception of Harms and Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes Among Adult Malaysian Men: A Comparison by Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Status
- Authors:
- Chan, Caryn Mei Hsien
Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
Tee, Guat Hiong
Wee, Lei Hum
Ho, Bee Kiau
Robson, Noor Zurani Md Haris
Draman, Shamsul
Ling Miaw Yn, Jane
Kuang Hock, Lim
Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli
Kartiwi, Mira
Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz
Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki - Abstract:
- Little is known about the perceptions of harm and benefit associated with the use of e-cigarettes in Malaysia. This was a cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample comprising 1987 males (≥18 years of age). Current, former, and never users of conventional cigarettes and/or e-cigarettes participated in a questionnaire study conducted via face-to-face interviews. The relationship between participant characteristics and perceptions of harm and benefit of e-cigarettes were determined with multivariable logistic regression. There were 950 current, 377 former, and 660 never users of e-cigarettes. Government employees (odds ratio [OR] = 1.85, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.29-2.66, P = .001), private sector employees (OR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.27-2.18, P = .001), and the self-employed people (OR = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.31-2.17, P = .001) were more likely to perceive e-cigarettes as more harmful than conventional cigarettes compared with respondents who were not wage earners. All current users in the form of e-cigarette users (OR = 7.87, 95% CI = 3.23-19.18), conventional cigarette smokers (OR = 1.80, 95% CI = 1.39-2.33), and dual users (OR = 8.59, 95% CI = 4.76-15.52) were more likely to perceive e-cigarettes as useful in quitting conventional cigarette smoking compared with former and never users. Our findings constitute an important snapshot into the perceptions of e-cigarette harms and benefits, which could inform targeted public health messaging strategies.
- Is Part Of:
- Asia-Pacific journal of public health. Volume 31:Number 7(2019)Supplement
- Journal:
- Asia-Pacific journal of public health
- Issue:
- Volume 31:Number 7(2019)Supplement
- Issue Display:
- Volume 31, Issue 7 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 7
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0031-0007-0000
- Page Start:
- 32S
- Page End:
- 43S
- Publication Date:
- 2019-10
- Subjects:
- smoking -- tobacco -- drug abuse -- public health -- electronic cigarettes -- risk perception -- smoking cessation -- health communication -- heath promotion
Public health -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals
Public health -- Asia -- Periodicals
362.1095 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.sagepub.com/home/aph ↗
http://aph.sagepub.com ↗
http://www.uk.sagepub.com ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/1010539519860730 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1010-5395
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