Factors Affecting Smoking Menthol Brand Cigarette Among The Adult Population In Sarawak, Malaysia

Factors Affecting Smoking Menthol Brand Cigarette Among The Adult Population In Sarawak, Malaysia

Menthol brand cigarette has been found to be linked with early initiation of smoking and addiction of nicotine. This study was designed to find out the factors associated with smoking menthol brand cigarettes among adult population in Sarawak. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among the adu...

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Main Authors: Md Mizanur, Rahman, Mohd Taha, Arif, Mohd Fadzillah, Abd Razak, Mohd Raili, Suhaili, Zainab, Tambi, Cliffton, Akoi, Deburra Peak, Ngadan
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Published: Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2015
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spelling unimas-105992016-10-24T02:31:53Z http://ir.unimas.my/10599/ Factors Affecting Smoking Menthol Brand Cigarette Among The Adult Population In Sarawak, Malaysia Md Mizanur, Rahman Mohd Taha, Arif Mohd Fadzillah, Abd Razak Mohd Raili, Suhaili Zainab, Tambi Cliffton, Akoi Deburra Peak, Ngadan R Medicine (General) Menthol brand cigarette has been found to be linked with early initiation of smoking and addiction of nicotine. This study was designed to find out the factors associated with smoking menthol brand cigarettes among adult population in Sarawak. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among the adult population in Sarawak. Data were collected from ten villages in Kota Samarahan and Kuching Division by face to face interview using modified Global Adult Tobacco Survey questionnaire. Non-probability purposive sampling method was adopted to select the villages. All the households of the villages were visited, and an adult member was selected randomly from each household irrespective of sex. After missing value imputation, 1000 data sets were analysed using statistical software SPSS 19.0 version. Analysis showed that 28.8% of the respondents were current smokers, and 7.8% were past smokers. Among the smokers, 56.3% were habituated with menthol brand cigarette. Logistic regression analysis revealed that age at initiation of smoking before 15 years of age (OR=11. 68, 95% CI: 4.25, 32.10), smoking within five minutes of wake up from sleep (OR=3. 20, 95% CI: 1.35, 7.54), nature of job as business (OR=4. 81, 95% CI: 2.13, 10.86) and service holders (OR= 3.85, 95% CI: 2.07, 7.16) and family size 5 and above (OR=2. 22, 95% CI: 1.25, 3.94) appeared to be important determinants of smoking any menthol brand cigarette (p<0.05). Menthol is a prominent design feature to attract and retain younger smokers. It does not necessarily make the transition from experimenting with cigarettes, but to encourage early smokers to become a confirmed smoker. So, anti-tobacco public health programme should focus on age-specific community approach. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/10599/1/NO%2056%20Factors%20affecting%20smoking%20menthol%20brand%20cigarette%20among%20the%20adult%20population%20in%20Sarawak%2C%20Malaysia%20%28abstract%29.pdf Md Mizanur, Rahman and Mohd Taha, Arif and Mohd Fadzillah, Abd Razak and Mohd Raili, Suhaili and Zainab, Tambi and Cliffton, Akoi and Deburra Peak, Ngadan (2015) Factors Affecting Smoking Menthol Brand Cigarette Among The Adult Population In Sarawak, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 15 (1). pp. 18-24. ISSN 1675–0306 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84930066174&partnerID=40&md5=95e31b22471a833c9c150e14a8442be6
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Md Mizanur, Rahman
Mohd Taha, Arif
Mohd Fadzillah, Abd Razak
Mohd Raili, Suhaili
Zainab, Tambi
Cliffton, Akoi
Deburra Peak, Ngadan
Factors Affecting Smoking Menthol Brand Cigarette Among The Adult Population In Sarawak, Malaysia
description Menthol brand cigarette has been found to be linked with early initiation of smoking and addiction of nicotine. This study was designed to find out the factors associated with smoking menthol brand cigarettes among adult population in Sarawak. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among the adult population in Sarawak. Data were collected from ten villages in Kota Samarahan and Kuching Division by face to face interview using modified Global Adult Tobacco Survey questionnaire. Non-probability purposive sampling method was adopted to select the villages. All the households of the villages were visited, and an adult member was selected randomly from each household irrespective of sex. After missing value imputation, 1000 data sets were analysed using statistical software SPSS 19.0 version. Analysis showed that 28.8% of the respondents were current smokers, and 7.8% were past smokers. Among the smokers, 56.3% were habituated with menthol brand cigarette. Logistic regression analysis revealed that age at initiation of smoking before 15 years of age (OR=11. 68, 95% CI: 4.25, 32.10), smoking within five minutes of wake up from sleep (OR=3. 20, 95% CI: 1.35, 7.54), nature of job as business (OR=4. 81, 95% CI: 2.13, 10.86) and service holders (OR= 3.85, 95% CI: 2.07, 7.16) and family size 5 and above (OR=2. 22, 95% CI: 1.25, 3.94) appeared to be important determinants of smoking any menthol brand cigarette (p<0.05). Menthol is a prominent design feature to attract and retain younger smokers. It does not necessarily make the transition from experimenting with cigarettes, but to encourage early smokers to become a confirmed smoker. So, anti-tobacco public health programme should focus on age-specific community approach.
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author Md Mizanur, Rahman
Mohd Taha, Arif
Mohd Fadzillah, Abd Razak
Mohd Raili, Suhaili
Zainab, Tambi
Cliffton, Akoi
Deburra Peak, Ngadan
author_facet Md Mizanur, Rahman
Mohd Taha, Arif
Mohd Fadzillah, Abd Razak
Mohd Raili, Suhaili
Zainab, Tambi
Cliffton, Akoi
Deburra Peak, Ngadan
author_sort Md Mizanur, Rahman
title Factors Affecting Smoking Menthol Brand Cigarette Among The Adult Population In Sarawak, Malaysia
title_short Factors Affecting Smoking Menthol Brand Cigarette Among The Adult Population In Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full Factors Affecting Smoking Menthol Brand Cigarette Among The Adult Population In Sarawak, Malaysia
title_fullStr Factors Affecting Smoking Menthol Brand Cigarette Among The Adult Population In Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Factors Affecting Smoking Menthol Brand Cigarette Among The Adult Population In Sarawak, Malaysia
title_sort factors affecting smoking menthol brand cigarette among the adult population in sarawak, malaysia
publisher Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine
publishDate 2015
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