Perception of adults on electronic cigarettes (E-cigarette) in a Malaysian tertiary care centre
Background: Tobacco use is a major preventable cause of premature death and disease. The used of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has gained its popularity recently. Unfortunately, the health impact of e-cigarettes is widely unknown till today. Objective: To explore adult’s perceptions of risks...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier BV
2018
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75255/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/75255/1/Perception%20of%20adults%20on%20electronic%20cigarettes%20.pdf |
| Summary: | Background: Tobacco use is a major preventable cause of premature death and disease. The used of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has gained its popularity recently. Unfortunately, the health impact of e-cigarettes is widely unknown till today.
Objective: To explore adult’s perceptions of risks and benefits to e-cigarettes.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional single-centre study among young adults in a Malaysian tertiary care centre. A total of 247 young adults in Serdang Hospital were included in this study. A written, self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection.
Result: Majority of the respondents of this study consist of Malay female. Although these respondents recorded low usage of both cigarette and e-cigarette, they are highly aware of e-cigarettes. The results showed a high agreement on the perceived risk of e-cigarettes in which majority of them perceived e-cigarettes as harmful to one’s health and socially unacceptable. Despite that, a minority of the respondents still believed that e-cigarettes are useful in conforming to the society.
Conclusion: This study provides fundamental information on their risk and benefit perception to enable appropriate measures to be carried out in tackling young adults engaging with e-cigarettes. |
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