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Vaping Topography and Reasons of Use among Adults in Klang Valley, Malaysia

BACKGROUND: Consistency and accuracy of results in assessing health risks due to vaping or e-cigarette use are difficult to achieve without established consumption data. The present report covers baseline data on vaping topography and reasons for use among local users in Klang Valley, Malaysia. METH...

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Autores principales: Abidin, Najihah Zainol, Abidin, Emilia Zainal, Zulkifli, Aziemah, Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed, Karuppiah, Karmegam, Nordin, Amer Siddiq Amer, Musbah, Zuraidah, Zulkipli, Nur Fadhilah, Praveena, Sarva Mangala, Rasdi, Irniza, Rahman, Anita Abd
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5980934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29480664
http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.2.457
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author Abidin, Najihah Zainol
Abidin, Emilia Zainal
Zulkifli, Aziemah
Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed
Karuppiah, Karmegam
Nordin, Amer Siddiq Amer
Musbah, Zuraidah
Zulkipli, Nur Fadhilah
Praveena, Sarva Mangala
Rasdi, Irniza
Rahman, Anita Abd
author_facet Abidin, Najihah Zainol
Abidin, Emilia Zainal
Zulkifli, Aziemah
Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed
Karuppiah, Karmegam
Nordin, Amer Siddiq Amer
Musbah, Zuraidah
Zulkipli, Nur Fadhilah
Praveena, Sarva Mangala
Rasdi, Irniza
Rahman, Anita Abd
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description BACKGROUND: Consistency and accuracy of results in assessing health risks due to vaping or e-cigarette use are difficult to achieve without established consumption data. The present report covers baseline data on vaping topography and reasons for use among local users in Klang Valley, Malaysia. METHODS: An 80-item survey regarding socio-demographic characteristics, smoking topography and reasons for e-cigarette use was employed to assess e-cigarette users recruited from several public universities and private organisations. The survey questionnaire was self-administered. Data were analysed using statistical software. RESULTS: Eighty-six current e-cigarette users participated with more than half (51.2%) of them aged ≥ 25 years old. Significant proportions of the sample were single (51.2%), had a tertiary education level (63.5%) and a household income of less than USD1000 per month (65.2%). Median duration of e-cigarette use was less than a year; users drew approximately 50 puffs per day and refilled twice a day. The majority (74%) used e-liquids containing nicotine with a concentration of 6 μg/mL. Daily users spent USD18-23 per month. Reasons for using the e-cigarette included enjoyment of the products (85.9%), perception of lower toxicity than tobacco (87%), and the fact that it was a cheaper smoking alternative (61%). CONCLUSION: The data on e-cigarette smoking topography obtained in this study are novel. The reasons of usage were mainly users’ enjoyment of e-cigarettes, preparation for quitting smoking, perception of low toxicity and a healthier smoking substitute and cheapness in the long run. The results establish basic knowledge for the local vaping topography and reference material for future e-cigarette-related research.
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spelling pubmed-59809342018-06-07 Vaping Topography and Reasons of Use among Adults in Klang Valley, Malaysia Abidin, Najihah Zainol Abidin, Emilia Zainal Zulkifli, Aziemah Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Karuppiah, Karmegam Nordin, Amer Siddiq Amer Musbah, Zuraidah Zulkipli, Nur Fadhilah Praveena, Sarva Mangala Rasdi, Irniza Rahman, Anita Abd Asian Pac J Cancer Prev Research Article BACKGROUND: Consistency and accuracy of results in assessing health risks due to vaping or e-cigarette use are difficult to achieve without established consumption data. The present report covers baseline data on vaping topography and reasons for use among local users in Klang Valley, Malaysia. METHODS: An 80-item survey regarding socio-demographic characteristics, smoking topography and reasons for e-cigarette use was employed to assess e-cigarette users recruited from several public universities and private organisations. The survey questionnaire was self-administered. Data were analysed using statistical software. RESULTS: Eighty-six current e-cigarette users participated with more than half (51.2%) of them aged ≥ 25 years old. Significant proportions of the sample were single (51.2%), had a tertiary education level (63.5%) and a household income of less than USD1000 per month (65.2%). Median duration of e-cigarette use was less than a year; users drew approximately 50 puffs per day and refilled twice a day. The majority (74%) used e-liquids containing nicotine with a concentration of 6 μg/mL. Daily users spent USD18-23 per month. Reasons for using the e-cigarette included enjoyment of the products (85.9%), perception of lower toxicity than tobacco (87%), and the fact that it was a cheaper smoking alternative (61%). CONCLUSION: The data on e-cigarette smoking topography obtained in this study are novel. The reasons of usage were mainly users’ enjoyment of e-cigarettes, preparation for quitting smoking, perception of low toxicity and a healthier smoking substitute and cheapness in the long run. The results establish basic knowledge for the local vaping topography and reference material for future e-cigarette-related research. West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC5980934/ /pubmed/29480664 http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.2.457 Text en Copyright: © Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-SA/4.0 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
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Abidin, Najihah Zainol
Abidin, Emilia Zainal
Zulkifli, Aziemah
Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed
Karuppiah, Karmegam
Nordin, Amer Siddiq Amer
Musbah, Zuraidah
Zulkipli, Nur Fadhilah
Praveena, Sarva Mangala
Rasdi, Irniza
Rahman, Anita Abd
Vaping Topography and Reasons of Use among Adults in Klang Valley, Malaysia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5980934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29480664
http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.2.457
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