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Perception of Harms and Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes Among Adult Malaysian Men: A Comparison by Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Status

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dc.contributor.authorCaryn Mei Hsien Chan
dc.contributor.authorJamalludin Ab Rahman
dc.contributor.authorGuat Hiong Tee
dc.contributor.authorLei Hum Wee
dc.contributor.authorBee Kiau Ho
dc.contributor.authorNoor Zurani Md Haris Robson
dc.contributor.authorShamsul Draman
dc.contributor.authorJane Ling Miaw Yn
dc.contributor.authorLim Kuang Hock
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Fadhli Yusoff
dc.contributor.authorMira Kartiwi
dc.contributor.authorNorny Syafinaz Ab Rahman
dc.contributor.authorMohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-31T05:28:44Z
dc.date.available2024-07-31T05:28:44Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractLittle is known about the perceptions of harm and benefit associated with the use of e-cigarettes in Malaysia. This was a cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample comprising 1987 males (≥18 years of age). Current, former, and never users of conventional cigarettes and/or e-cigarettes participated in a questionnaire study conducted via face-to-face interviews. The relationship between participant characteristics and perceptions of harm and benefit of e-cigarettes were determined with multivariable logistic regression. There were 950 current, 377 former, and 660 never users of e-cigarettes. Government employees (odds ratio [OR] = 1.85, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.29-2.66, P = .001), private sector employees (OR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.27-2.18, P = .001), and the self-employed people (OR = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.31-2.17, P = .001) were more likely to perceive e-cigarettes as more harmful than conventional cigarettes compared with respondents who were not wage earners. All current users in the form of e-cigarette users (OR = 7.87, 95% CI = 3.23-19.18), conventional cigarette smokers (OR = 1.80, 95% CI = 1.39-2.33), and dual users (OR = 8.59, 95% CI = 4.76-15.52) were more likely to perceive e-cigarettes as useful in quitting conventional cigarette smoking compared with former and never users. Our findings constitute an important snapshot into the perceptions of e-cigarette harms and benefits, which could inform targeted public health messaging strategies.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1010539519860730
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/760
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAsia Pacific Journal of Public Health
dc.subjectSmoking
dc.subjectTobacco
dc.subjectDrug abuse
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectElectronic cigarettes
dc.subjectRisk perception
dc.subjectSmoking cessation
dc.subjectHealth communication
dc.subjectHeath promotion
dc.titlePerception of Harms and Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes Among Adult Malaysian Men: A Comparison by Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Status
dc.typejournal-article
dspace.entity.typePublication
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