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Correlates of dual/poly tobacco use among school-going adolescents in Malaysia: Findings from a nationwide school-based study.
- Source :
- Tobacco Induced Diseases; 2022, p1-10, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- INTRODUCTION Dual/poly tobacco use is common among youths globally. However, in Malaysia information on dual/poly tobacco use is scarce, thus the present study examines the prevalence and factors associated with dual/poly tobacco users among school-going adolescents in Malaysia. METHODS We derived data on tobacco and e-cigarette use among Malaysian adolescents from a nationwide school-based study conducted in 2016. A total of 13135 adolescents responded in the cross-sectional survey which used multistage sampling to select a representative sample of school-going adolescents aged 11-19 years. A standard validated questionnaire was used to obtain the data and multiple logistic regression was conducted to assess factors associated with dual/ poly tobacco use. RESULTS The prevalence of dual/poly tobacco use was 6.5%, more than half of which were both conventional and e-cigarette users. Multivariable logistic regression revealed that the likelihood of dual tobacco use was significantly higher among males (AOR=14.73; 95% CI: 9.11-23.81), secondary school students, those aged 16-19 years (AOR=5.99; 95% CI: 4.04-8.87), natives of Sabah (AOR=7.41; 95% CI: 3.48-15.79), and those never been taught on the health hazards of tobacco at school, exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) at home, school or other public areas, and had a positive perception of e-cigarettes and lower perception of the harms of tobacco smoking. CONCLUSIONS Although the prevalence of dual/poly users was still low among Malaysian school-going adolescents, proactive measures should be taken to reduce dual tobacco use among youth in Malaysia with focus on the factors identified in this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ELECTRONIC cigarettes
CONFIDENCE intervals
CROSS-sectional method
MULTIPLE regression analysis
RISK assessment
COMPARATIVE studies
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
TOBACCO products
SMOKING
DATA analysis software
CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
STATISTICAL sampling
ODDS ratio
ADOLESCENCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20707266
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Tobacco Induced Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158333871
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/148247