Familiarity, perception, and reasons for electronic‑cigarette experimentation among the general public in Malaysia: Preliminary insight

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the general public views and familiarity toward electronic cigarette (e‑cigarette) in Kuantan, Malaysia. Methodology: A total of 277 Kuantan people were involved in this study. The questionnaire was distributed at random in shops, businesses,...

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Main Authors:	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Bhagavathul, Akshaya Srikanth, Ya’u, Adamu, Al‑Dubai, Sami Abdo Radman, Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali, Ahmad, Akram, Yusef Mohamed, Wael Mohamad
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Subjects:	RA Public aspects of medicine
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spelling	iium-531442017-04-13T03:12:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/ Familiarity, perception, and reasons for electronic‑cigarette experimentation among the general public in Malaysia: Preliminary insight Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Bhagavathul, Akshaya Srikanth Ya’u, Adamu Al‑Dubai, Sami Abdo Radman Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Ahmad, Akram Yusef Mohamed, Wael Mohamad RA Public aspects of medicine Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the general public views and familiarity toward electronic cigarette (e‑cigarette) in Kuantan, Malaysia. Methodology: A total of 277 Kuantan people were involved in this study. The questionnaire was distributed at random in shops, businesses, and public places in Kuantan. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS (version 17.0). Results: From 400 participants, a total number of 277 (160, 57.7% men and 117, 42.4% women) respondents completed the questionnaire. The mean age was 26.89 ± 9.8 years old. The majority of the study participants were male (57.7%), Malay (83.8%), Muslims (83.8%), singles (69%), and employed (75.8%), with about 83 (29.9%) of the respondents were smokers. The prevalence of e‑cigarettes smokers was found to be only 1.4% (n = 4). About one‑third of the respondents (n = 72, 26%) have tried e‑cigarette before. Job status was significantly associated with smoking e‑cigarette among the population (P = 0.02). Main factors for a person to start e‑cigarette smoking were curiosity (37.5%) and cheaper price (40.8%). Majority of respondents agreed that e‑cigarette would not affect health as normal cigarette, and that variety of flavors contribute to better enjoyment (51.6% and 66.7%, respectively). Conclusion: The results of the current study demonstrate that the prevalence of e‑cigarettes smoking and its popularity, familiarity, and knowledge are still insufficient among Kuantan population. Further studies should be done to tackle this problem before it getting worse. Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/1/53144_Familiarity%2C%20perception_original%20text.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/3/53144_Familiarity%2C%20perception_for%20myra.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/4/53144_Familiarity%2C%20perception_WOS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/5/53144_Familiarity%2C%20perception_SCOPUS.pdf Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Bhagavathul, Akshaya Srikanth and Ya’u, Adamu and Al‑Dubai, Sami Abdo Radman and Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali and Ahmad, Akram and Yusef Mohamed, Wael Mohamad (2016) Familiarity, perception, and reasons for electronic‑cigarette experimentation among the general public in Malaysia: Preliminary insight. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 8 (3). pp. 240-247. ISSN 0976-4879 E-ISSN 0975-7406 http://www.jpbsonline.org/ 10.4103/0975-7406.180768
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spellingShingle	RA Public aspects of medicine Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Bhagavathul, Akshaya Srikanth Ya’u, Adamu Al‑Dubai, Sami Abdo Radman Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Ahmad, Akram Yusef Mohamed, Wael Mohamad Familiarity, perception, and reasons for electronic‑cigarette experimentation among the general public in Malaysia: Preliminary insight
description	Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the general public views and familiarity toward electronic cigarette (e‑cigarette) in Kuantan, Malaysia. Methodology: A total of 277 Kuantan people were involved in this study. The questionnaire was distributed at random in shops, businesses, and public places in Kuantan. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS (version 17.0). Results: From 400 participants, a total number of 277 (160, 57.7% men and 117, 42.4% women) respondents completed the questionnaire. The mean age was 26.89 ± 9.8 years old. The majority of the study participants were male (57.7%), Malay (83.8%), Muslims (83.8%), singles (69%), and employed (75.8%), with about 83 (29.9%) of the respondents were smokers. The prevalence of e‑cigarettes smokers was found to be only 1.4% (n = 4). About one‑third of the respondents (n = 72, 26%) have tried e‑cigarette before. Job status was significantly associated with smoking e‑cigarette among the population (P = 0.02). Main factors for a person to start e‑cigarette smoking were curiosity (37.5%) and cheaper price (40.8%). Majority of respondents agreed that e‑cigarette would not affect health as normal cigarette, and that variety of flavors contribute to better enjoyment (51.6% and 66.7%, respectively). Conclusion: The results of the current study demonstrate that the prevalence of e‑cigarettes smoking and its popularity, familiarity, and knowledge are still insufficient among Kuantan population. Further studies should be done to tackle this problem before it getting worse.
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author	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Bhagavathul, Akshaya Srikanth Ya’u, Adamu Al‑Dubai, Sami Abdo Radman Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Ahmad, Akram Yusef Mohamed, Wael Mohamad
author_facet	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Bhagavathul, Akshaya Srikanth Ya’u, Adamu Al‑Dubai, Sami Abdo Radman Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Ahmad, Akram Yusef Mohamed, Wael Mohamad
author_sort	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
title	Familiarity, perception, and reasons for electronic‑cigarette experimentation among the general public in Malaysia: Preliminary insight
title_short	Familiarity, perception, and reasons for electronic‑cigarette experimentation among the general public in Malaysia: Preliminary insight
title_full	Familiarity, perception, and reasons for electronic‑cigarette experimentation among the general public in Malaysia: Preliminary insight
title_fullStr	Familiarity, perception, and reasons for electronic‑cigarette experimentation among the general public in Malaysia: Preliminary insight
title_full_unstemmed	Familiarity, perception, and reasons for electronic‑cigarette experimentation among the general public in Malaysia: Preliminary insight
title_sort	familiarity, perception, and reasons for electronic‑cigarette experimentation among the general public in malaysia: preliminary insight
publisher	Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/1/53144_Familiarity%2C%20perception_original%20text.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/3/53144_Familiarity%2C%20perception_for%20myra.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/4/53144_Familiarity%2C%20perception_WOS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53144/5/53144_Familiarity%2C%20perception_SCOPUS.pdf
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Familiarity, perception, and reasons for electronic‑cigarette experimentation among the general public in Malaysia: Preliminary insight

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