Factors associated with second-hand smoke awareness in Malaysia

Cheah, Yong Kang; Teh, Chien Huey; Hock, Lim Kuang

doi:10.1177/2010105817747627

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“…This could be due to the low level of education among elder respondents in the current study. This is also in line with the findings from previous study done in Malaysia that showed older people were less likely to be aware of harmful effects of second-hand smoke than youngsters 29 .…”

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Preventive Practice on Secondhand Smoke and Its Associated Factors Among Adults in a Suburban Community in Kuala Terengganu

Mahdi

Aziz

Amin

et al. 2020

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Secondhand smoke (SHS) carries many health risks and is associated with diseases and premature deaths among nonsmoking adults and children. Despite many health promotions and legislative measures executed by the government to protect the public from SHS, the prevalence of SHS exposure is still high. Personal appropriate practices to avoid exposure are crucial especially at home or private area. Therefore, the current study focused on describing individual preventive practices on SHS and determining its associated factors. A cross sectional study was conducted among 250 adults in a village, Kuala Terengganu. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the association between all independent variables and the SHS preventive practice status. The prevalence of SHS exposure was 66.0%. Majority of the respondents (77.2%) has good knowledge on SHS. Nevertheless, despite having good knowledge, a large proportion of them showed poor attitude toward SHS (77.6%) and poor preventive practices (61.2%). Poor preventive practices on SHS were significantly associated with being older (ORadj: 1.0206, 95% CI: 1.0004, 1.0412), female (ORadj: 2.0644, 95% CI: 1.0753, 3.9635), smoker (ORadj: 12.1107, 95% CI: 4.0630, 36.0991), not having existing tobacco-related morbidity (ORadj: 3.6795, 95% CI: 1.1795, 11.4786), and poor attitude towards SHS (ORadj: 4.1871, 95% CI: 2.0955, 8.3665). The preventive practices of SHS among the villagers were poor despite showing acceptable level of knowledge. Hence, health awareness on the potential impact of SHS to the public as well as instilling appropriate behavior for them to avoid SHS and educate smokers need to be emphasized.

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Preventive Practice on Secondhand Smoke and Its Associated Factors Among Adults in a Suburban Community in Kuala Terengganu

Mahdi

Aziz

Amin

et al. 2020

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“…First, as better educated individuals have better interpreting skills than less-educated individuals, they know more about smoking (Cheah, Teh, & Lim, 2018). Second, better educated individuals have more chances to be exposed to health-related subjects and programs than less-educated individuals (Cheah et al, 2018). Therefore, in general, better educated individuals have better health awareness.…”

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“…Smokers are less future oriented than nonsmokers given that they display a higher rate of time preference (Cheah et al, 2018; Khwaja, Silverman, & Sloan, 2007). As learning information about smoking is a health investment, smokers are less likely to learn compared with nonsmokers (Cheah et al, 2018). The relationships between smoking and smoking knowledge can be better understood if the causal effect of smoking knowledge on smoking likelihood is also investigated.…”

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Sociodemographic Differences in Smoking Knowledge in Malaysia

Cheah

Teh

Hock

2019

Journal of Drug Issues

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The objective of the present study is to examine the sociodemographic determinants of amount of smoking knowledge in Malaysia. Data are obtained from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). The GATS uses a multistage stratified sampling. A total of 4,153 respondents are used for analyses. The effects of sociodemographic factors on smoking knowledge are examined using a negative binomial regression. Age, wealth index, education, ethnicity, house locality, and smoking behavior are significantly associated with smoking knowledge. In particular, there are negative relationships between smoking knowledge and higher wealth index, less-educated individuals, Chinese, rural dwellers, and smokers. The present study concludes that sociodemographic factors play an important role in determining smoking knowledge. Hence, as an intervention measure directed toward improving the knowledge of smoking among Malaysian population, effective policies should pay special attention to individuals who are likely to have poor information on smoking.

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“…Since there is a lack of study examining factors associated with perception about e-cigarette smoking, the independent variables used in the present study were selected based on past studies related to knowledge about health risk factors and diseases. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] In particular, the independent variables comprised age, gender, educational level, employment status, ethnicity, marital status, cigarette smoking, use of e-cigarettes and intention to quit smoking.…”

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Perception about E-Cigarettes in Malaysia: Sociodemographic Correlates

Cheah

Teh²,

Lim³

et al. 2022

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Introduction: The prevalence of e-cigarette smoking is increasing. Many people still have a poor understanding of the risks of e-cigarettes. The purpose of this study is to examine sociodemographic factors associated with knowledge about e-cigarettes with a focus on the perception that e-cigarettes are less dangerous than regular cigarettes. Methods: Multivariable logistic regressions are utilised to estimate the effects of sociodemographic factors on the likelihood of having the perception that e-cigarettes are less dangerous than regular cigarettes. These regressions are stratified by ethnic groups. A Malaysian nationwide survey that consists of a large sample size (n = 4176) is used for secondary analysis. Results: Age, gender and educational level are associated with the perception about e-cigarettes. Older individuals are less likely to think that e-cigarettes are less dangerous than regular cigarettes compared with younger individuals. Males are more likely to have the perception that e-cigarettes are less dangerous than regular cigarettes relative to females. Having primary or secondary educational level rather than tertiary educational level is associated with a reduced likelihood of having the perception that e-cigarettes are less dangerous than regular cigarettes. Conclusions: Sociodemographic factors play an important role in determining the perception about e-cigarettes. Nationwide policies directed toward improving knowledge about e-cigarettes among individuals who think that e-cigarettes are less dangerous than regular cigarettes may be effective in lowering the risk of suffering from the currently unknown long-term negative effect of e-cigarettes.

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Factors associated with second-hand smoke awareness in Malaysia

Cited by 13 publications

References 26 publications

Preventive Practice on Secondhand Smoke and Its Associated Factors Among Adults in a Suburban Community in Kuala Terengganu

Preventive Practice on Secondhand Smoke and Its Associated Factors Among Adults in a Suburban Community in Kuala Terengganu

Sociodemographic Differences in Smoking Knowledge in Malaysia

Perception about E-Cigarettes in Malaysia: Sociodemographic Correlates

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