Sociodemographic differences in awareness of e-cigarette in Malaysia
Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) plays an important role in preventing smoking-induced diseases. However, the majority of people are not aware of e-cigarette. The present study attempts to characterise awareness of e-cigarette in the overall Malaysian population and to explore its associated facto...
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Published in | Journal of oncological science Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 54 - 59 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Elsevier B.V
01.08.2019
Turkiye Klinikleri |
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Summary: | Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) plays an important role in preventing smoking-induced diseases. However, the majority of people are not aware of e-cigarette. The present study attempts to characterise awareness of e-cigarette in the overall Malaysian population and to explore its associated factors.
The data is obtained from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). The survey consists of a large sample size (n = 4176). In order to examine sociodemographic differences in the likelihood of being aware of e-cigarette, multivariable logistic regressions stratified by ethnic groups are used.
Age, gender, education, ethnicity and cigarette smoking are independently associated with awareness of e-cigarette. Older individuals display a lower likelihood of being aware of e-cigarette than younger individuals (aOR: 0.977). Males are more likely to be aware of e-cigarette than females (aOR: 2.537). A lower likelihood of being aware of e-cigarette is reported by individuals with primary-level (aOR: 0.173) and secondary-level education (aOR: 0.389). Awareness of e-cigarette is higher among smokers (aOR: 1.438).
Considering the sociodemographic variations in awareness of e-cigarette, policy makers should develop an intervention measure in efforts to provide people with more information on e-cigarette with a focus on those who likely to be unaware of e-cigarette.
•The present study examines the sociodemographic determinants of awareness of e-cigarette.•Age, gender, education, ethnicity and cigarette smoking are significantly associated with awareness of e-cigarette.•Older individuals are less likely to be aware of e-cigarettes than younger individuals.•Males are more likely to be aware of e-cigarettes compared with females.•Less-educated individuals have a lower likelihood of being aware of e-cigarettes than well-educated individuals. |
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ISSN: | 2452-3364 2452-3364 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jons.2019.04.001 |