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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Electronic Cigarette and their Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in a Public University

dc.contributor.authorNuurain Amirah MR,en_US
dc.contributor.authorTengku Amatullah Madeehah TM ,en_US
dc.contributor.authorNadeeya ‘Ayn MN,en_US
dc.contributor.authorDzulkhairi MR,en_US
dc.contributor.authorMohamed Fakhri AB,en_US
dc.contributor.authorShalinawati R,en_US
dc.contributor.authorZairina AR,en_US
dc.contributor.authorNooriah MS,en_US
dc.contributor.authorJaafar H.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T02:25:40Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T02:25:40Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.submitted2022-1-26
dc.descriptionVol. 20 No. 2 (2021): IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia - April 2021en_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Smoking tobacco has been a longstanding issue worldwide, but the trend of smoking electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) is now on the rise. Many people have the view that smoking e-cigarette is safer and less harmful, and this is worrying. Adolescents and young adults are easily influenced by advertisements on e-cigarette. Thus, this study was conducted to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice on e-cigarette among university students. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaire among 484 university students was carried out in a public university in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Results: Respondents were 19 to 25 years old undergraduates, with the majority being female. In terms of smoking status, 32 (6.6%) of them were smokers, with only nine have ever tried e-cigarette, and only one being a regular user. Bivariate analysis showed knowledge, attitude and practices score on e-cigarette were correlated. Statistically significant associations were found between knowledge score and gender (p<0.001), while attitude and practice scores were associated with gender (p<0.001), household income (p = 0.013 and p = 0.001 respectively), as well as smoking status (p<0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that being female and being a non-smoker were associated with higher attitude and practice scores. Conclusion: In conclusion, the awareness on e-cigarette needs to be improved among young adults and a more holistic intervention strategy should be implemented to prevent the rise of e-cigarette smoking.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJaafar, H., Mohd Razi, N. A. ., T. Mohd, T. A. M., Mohamad Noor , N. ‘Ayn U. ., Ramli, S. ., A. Rahman , Z., Abu Baharin , M. F. ., Mohd Rani , M. D. ., & Mohamed Salleh , N. (2021). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Electronic Cigarette and their Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in a Public University . IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.31436/imjm.v20i2.506en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.31436/imjm.v20i2.506
dc.identifier.epage51
dc.identifier.issn1823-4631
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.other1754-12
dc.identifier.spage43
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/view/506
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dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/10481
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIIUM Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Medical Journal Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjecte-cigarette, vape, university students, smoking, tobaccoen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, Attitude and Practice on Electronic Cigarette and their Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in a Public Universityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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