Peer influences and intention to smoke e-cigarette: A cross-sectionaL study among form 4 students of a secondary school in Kuantan,Pahang

Peer influences and intention to smoke e-cigarette: A cross-sectionaL study among form 4 students of a secondary school in Kuantan,Pahang

Although research in high-income countries highlighted that peer influence served as an important factor in the first-time use of e-cigarette among the secondary school students, there is lacking research on the topic in Malaysia. This study measured the prevalence of future intention to smoke e-ci...

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Main Authors: Latt, Swe Swe, Pasi, Hafizah, Nasreen, Hashima E, Mohd Rus, Razman, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association 2016
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RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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spelling iium-522412018-05-24T03:33:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52241/ Peer influences and intention to smoke e-cigarette: A cross-sectionaL study among form 4 students of a secondary school in Kuantan,Pahang Latt, Swe Swe Pasi, Hafizah Nasreen, Hashima E Mohd Rus, Razman Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Although research in high-income countries highlighted that peer influence served as an important factor in the first-time use of e-cigarette among the secondary school students, there is lacking research on the topic in Malaysia. This study measured the prevalence of future intention to smoke e-cigarette and to explore peer influence to be one of the strongest factors among form 4 students. A cross-sectional study was done in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Indera Mahkota 2 (SMKIM 2) in April 2016 among 101 students using assisted self-administered questionnaire. Data were presented as frequencies, percentages and Chi-square test. Almost all of the students (96%) had previously heard of e-cigarette, and the prevalence of ever user and never user was 36.1% and 63.9% respectively. About 28.4% reported that more than half of their friends used e-cigarette. The prevalence of intention to smoke e-cigarette in the next 12 months was 8.2% (n=8). Among them, 87.5% were ever user and 75% male students. Ever user was significantly (p=0.003) indented to use e-cigarette. The prevalence of intention to smoke e-cigarette if offered by best friend was 20.6% (n=20). Both ever user 100% and male students 90% were Significantly (p<0.001) intended to use e-cigarette if offered by a best friend. This study highlighted that peer influence is one of the contributing factors for their future smoking behaviour among the form 4 students at SMK IM2. School health education programme may be one of the effective strategies to prevent smoking e-cigarette too. Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52241/13/52241.pdf Latt, Swe Swe and Pasi, Hafizah and Nasreen, Hashima E and Mohd Rus, Razman and Ab Rahman, Jamalludin and Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim (2016) Peer influences and intention to smoke e-cigarette: A cross-sectionaL study among form 4 students of a secondary school in Kuantan,Pahang. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 16 ((Supplement 4)). p. 120. ISSN 1675-0306 http://www.mjphm.org.my/mjphm/journals/2016%20-%20Volume%2016%20(Suppl.%204)/2016%20-%20Volume%2016%20(Suppl.%204).pdf
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topic RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
spellingShingle RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Latt, Swe Swe
Pasi, Hafizah
Nasreen, Hashima E
Mohd Rus, Razman
Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim
Peer influences and intention to smoke e-cigarette: A cross-sectionaL study among form 4 students of a secondary school in Kuantan,Pahang
description Although research in high-income countries highlighted that peer influence served as an important factor in the first-time use of e-cigarette among the secondary school students, there is lacking research on the topic in Malaysia. This study measured the prevalence of future intention to smoke e-cigarette and to explore peer influence to be one of the strongest factors among form 4 students. A cross-sectional study was done in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Indera Mahkota 2 (SMKIM 2) in April 2016 among 101 students using assisted self-administered questionnaire. Data were presented as frequencies, percentages and Chi-square test. Almost all of the students (96%) had previously heard of e-cigarette, and the prevalence of ever user and never user was 36.1% and 63.9% respectively. About 28.4% reported that more than half of their friends used e-cigarette. The prevalence of intention to smoke e-cigarette in the next 12 months was 8.2% (n=8). Among them, 87.5% were ever user and 75% male students. Ever user was significantly (p=0.003) indented to use e-cigarette. The prevalence of intention to smoke e-cigarette if offered by best friend was 20.6% (n=20). Both ever user 100% and male students 90% were Significantly (p<0.001) intended to use e-cigarette if offered by a best friend. This study highlighted that peer influence is one of the contributing factors for their future smoking behaviour among the form 4 students at SMK IM2. School health education programme may be one of the effective strategies to prevent smoking e-cigarette too.
format Article
author Latt, Swe Swe
Pasi, Hafizah
Nasreen, Hashima E
Mohd Rus, Razman
Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim
author_facet Latt, Swe Swe
Pasi, Hafizah
Nasreen, Hashima E
Mohd Rus, Razman
Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim
author_sort Latt, Swe Swe
title Peer influences and intention to smoke e-cigarette: A cross-sectionaL study among form 4 students of a secondary school in Kuantan,Pahang
title_short Peer influences and intention to smoke e-cigarette: A cross-sectionaL study among form 4 students of a secondary school in Kuantan,Pahang
title_full Peer influences and intention to smoke e-cigarette: A cross-sectionaL study among form 4 students of a secondary school in Kuantan,Pahang
title_fullStr Peer influences and intention to smoke e-cigarette: A cross-sectionaL study among form 4 students of a secondary school in Kuantan,Pahang
title_full_unstemmed Peer influences and intention to smoke e-cigarette: A cross-sectionaL study among form 4 students of a secondary school in Kuantan,Pahang
title_sort peer influences and intention to smoke e-cigarette: a cross-sectional study among form 4 students of a secondary school in kuantan,pahang
publisher Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/52241/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/52241/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/52241/13/52241.pdf
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