Support of smoking restriction in public areas among adolescents in Malaysia-the findings from tobacco and e-cigarette survey among adolescents in Malaysia (TECMA)
Adolescents are the future generation, and their support for smoke-free policies might create momentum for future stringent smoke-free initiatives. This study aimed to determine the levels and factors associated with support for smoking in public areas among Malaysian school-going adolescents aged 1...
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| author | Lim, Kuang Hock Heng, Pei Pei Lim, Hui Li Cheong, Yoon Ling Chee, Cheong Kee Sumarni Mohd Ghazali, Lim, Jia Hui |
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| description | Adolescents are the future generation, and their support for smoke-free policies might create momentum for future stringent smoke-free initiatives. This study aimed to determine the levels and factors associated with support for smoking in public areas among Malaysian school-going adolescents aged 10-19 years.
The data were derived from the Tobacco and E-cigarettes among adolescents in Malaysia (TECMA), which employed the cross-sectional study design and multistage sampling to select the representative samples of school-going adolescents. Data was obtained through self-administered of pre-validated questionnaire. Descriptive study, cross-tabulation and multivariable analysis were used for analysis.
Majority of respondents supported smoking restriction in public areas (86.3%, 95 CI 85.4-87.1). The proportion and likelihood of support of smoke-free initiative were higher among respondents with better knowledge of the harmful effects of second-hand smoke (SHS), been taught in school about the health effects of smoking, older age group (16-19 years), female, those students schooling in urban areas, Malay and other Bumiputras from Sabah and Sarawak. However, current smokers and ECV users were less likely to support smoke-free initiatives in public areas.
The level of support for smoke-free initiative in public areas was high among youths in Malaysia, and this might offer promising prospects to expand the non-smoking areas to more public areas in the future. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:184122022-04-16T06:45:54Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18412/ Support of smoking restriction in public areas among adolescents in Malaysia-the findings from tobacco and e-cigarette survey among adolescents in Malaysia (TECMA) Lim, Kuang Hock Heng, Pei Pei Lim, Hui Li Cheong, Yoon Ling Chee, Cheong Kee Sumarni Mohd Ghazali, Lim, Jia Hui Adolescents are the future generation, and their support for smoke-free policies might create momentum for future stringent smoke-free initiatives. This study aimed to determine the levels and factors associated with support for smoking in public areas among Malaysian school-going adolescents aged 10-19 years. The data were derived from the Tobacco and E-cigarettes among adolescents in Malaysia (TECMA), which employed the cross-sectional study design and multistage sampling to select the representative samples of school-going adolescents. Data was obtained through self-administered of pre-validated questionnaire. Descriptive study, cross-tabulation and multivariable analysis were used for analysis. Majority of respondents supported smoking restriction in public areas (86.3%, 95 CI 85.4-87.1). The proportion and likelihood of support of smoke-free initiative were higher among respondents with better knowledge of the harmful effects of second-hand smoke (SHS), been taught in school about the health effects of smoking, older age group (16-19 years), female, those students schooling in urban areas, Malay and other Bumiputras from Sabah and Sarawak. However, current smokers and ECV users were less likely to support smoke-free initiatives in public areas. The level of support for smoke-free initiative in public areas was high among youths in Malaysia, and this might offer promising prospects to expand the non-smoking areas to more public areas in the future. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18412/1/315-Article%20Text-2133-1-10-20220228.pdf Lim, Kuang Hock and Heng, Pei Pei and Lim, Hui Li and Cheong, Yoon Ling and Chee, Cheong Kee and Sumarni Mohd Ghazali, and Lim, Jia Hui (2022) Support of smoking restriction in public areas among adolescents in Malaysia-the findings from tobacco and e-cigarette survey among adolescents in Malaysia (TECMA). International Journal of Public Health Research, 12 (1). pp. 1502-1509. ISSN 2232-0245 https://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/issue/view/30 |
| spellingShingle | Lim, Kuang Hock Heng, Pei Pei Lim, Hui Li Cheong, Yoon Ling Chee, Cheong Kee Sumarni Mohd Ghazali, Lim, Jia Hui Support of smoking restriction in public areas among adolescents in Malaysia-the findings from tobacco and e-cigarette survey among adolescents in Malaysia (TECMA) |
| title | Support of smoking restriction in public areas among adolescents in Malaysia-the findings from tobacco and e-cigarette survey among adolescents in Malaysia (TECMA) |
| title_full | Support of smoking restriction in public areas among adolescents in Malaysia-the findings from tobacco and e-cigarette survey among adolescents in Malaysia (TECMA) |
| title_fullStr | Support of smoking restriction in public areas among adolescents in Malaysia-the findings from tobacco and e-cigarette survey among adolescents in Malaysia (TECMA) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Support of smoking restriction in public areas among adolescents in Malaysia-the findings from tobacco and e-cigarette survey among adolescents in Malaysia (TECMA) |
| title_short | Support of smoking restriction in public areas among adolescents in Malaysia-the findings from tobacco and e-cigarette survey among adolescents in Malaysia (TECMA) |
| title_sort | support of smoking restriction in public areas among adolescents in malaysia-the findings from tobacco and e-cigarette survey among adolescents in malaysia (tecma) |
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