Perception of e-cigarette harm and benefit - a nationwide survey comparing characteristics between electronic cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers and dual users

Introduction: We conducted a nationally representative study to identify characteristics of current (e-cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers, and dual users), former and never smokers linked to perceptions of harm and benefit associated with e-cigarette use. Methods: A crosssectional quest...

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Main Authors:	Caryn, Chan Mei Hsien, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Tee, Guat Hiong, Draman, Samsul, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Ho, Bee Kiau, Md Haris Robson, Noor Zurani, Kartiwi, Mira, Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz, Lim, Kuang Hock, Baharom, Nizam, Ismail, Norliana, Ling, Miaw Yn, Wee, Lei Hum
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Published:	Malaysia Medical Association 2017
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
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spelling	iium-588732017-10-30T07:17:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/58873/ Perception of e-cigarette harm and benefit - a nationwide survey comparing characteristics between electronic cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers and dual users Caryn, Chan Mei Hsien Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Tee, Guat Hiong Draman, Samsul Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Ho, Bee Kiau Md Haris Robson, Noor Zurani Kartiwi, Mira Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz Lim, Kuang Hock Baharom, Nizam Ismail, Norliana Ling, Miaw Yn Wee, Lei Hum R Medicine (General) Introduction: We conducted a nationally representative study to identify characteristics of current (e-cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers, and dual users), former and never smokers linked to perceptions of harm and benefit associated with e-cigarette use. Methods: A crosssectional questionnaire survey of 1,987 adults (≥18 years) males was conducted via face-to-face interviews. Survey questions included sociodemographic and smoking-related variables, and questions relating to perceptions of harm and benefit associated with e-cigarette use. Logistic regression was used to identify sociodemographic characteristic linked to the perception of harm and benefit associated with e-cigarettes between types of EC users and smokers, with never smokers as the reference group. Results: Overall, older respondents aged ≥65 years (OR=1.736, CI 0.821-2.260), civil servants (OR=1.721, CI 1.085-2.729), non-governmental organisations (OR=1.570, CI 1.066-2.311) and the selfemployed (OR=1.469, CI 1.016-2.123) were more likely to perceive e-cigarettes as harmful. Conventional cigarette smokers (OR=0.759, CI 0.6090.946) as well as dual users (OR=0.537, CI 0.323-0.893) were less likely to perceive e-cigarettes as harmful. EC users (OR=8.353, CI 3.401-20.517), conventional cigarette smokers (OR=1.948, CI 1.497-2.537), dual users (OR=9.657, CI 5.300-17.596) and former smokers (OR=1.545, CI 1.1332.108), those younger (18-24 years, OR=2.252, CI 1.234-4.109; 25-44 years, OR=1.750, CI 1.055-2.903), were more likely to perceive e-cigarettes as beneficial. However, those with secondary education (OR=0.528, CI 0.379-0.736) and university or college degrees (OR=0.528, CI 0.379-0.736) were less likely to perceive e-cigarettes as beneficial. Discussion: Our findings constitute an important snapshot into the differences between types of EC users or smokers, as well as identifies characteristics associated with perceptions of EC harm and benefit in a nationally representative sample. Malaysia Medical Association 2017-08-10 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58873/1/58873_Perception%20of%20e-cigarette.pdf Caryn, Chan Mei Hsien and Ab Rahman, Jamalludin and Tee, Guat Hiong and Draman, Samsul and Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki and Ho, Bee Kiau and Md Haris Robson, Noor Zurani and Kartiwi, Mira and Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz and Lim, Kuang Hock and Baharom, Nizam and Ismail, Norliana and Ling, Miaw Yn and Wee, Lei Hum (2017) Perception of e-cigarette harm and benefit - a nationwide survey comparing characteristics between electronic cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers and dual users. In: 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Public Health Supplement 2017, 10th-13th Sept. 2017, Kuching, Sarawak. http://www.e-mjm.org/2017/v72s1/33.pdf
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) Caryn, Chan Mei Hsien Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Tee, Guat Hiong Draman, Samsul Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Ho, Bee Kiau Md Haris Robson, Noor Zurani Kartiwi, Mira Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz Lim, Kuang Hock Baharom, Nizam Ismail, Norliana Ling, Miaw Yn Wee, Lei Hum Perception of e-cigarette harm and benefit - a nationwide survey comparing characteristics between electronic cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers and dual users
description	Introduction: We conducted a nationally representative study to identify characteristics of current (e-cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers, and dual users), former and never smokers linked to perceptions of harm and benefit associated with e-cigarette use. Methods: A crosssectional questionnaire survey of 1,987 adults (≥18 years) males was conducted via face-to-face interviews. Survey questions included sociodemographic and smoking-related variables, and questions relating to perceptions of harm and benefit associated with e-cigarette use. Logistic regression was used to identify sociodemographic characteristic linked to the perception of harm and benefit associated with e-cigarettes between types of EC users and smokers, with never smokers as the reference group. Results: Overall, older respondents aged ≥65 years (OR=1.736, CI 0.821-2.260), civil servants (OR=1.721, CI 1.085-2.729), non-governmental organisations (OR=1.570, CI 1.066-2.311) and the selfemployed (OR=1.469, CI 1.016-2.123) were more likely to perceive e-cigarettes as harmful. Conventional cigarette smokers (OR=0.759, CI 0.6090.946) as well as dual users (OR=0.537, CI 0.323-0.893) were less likely to perceive e-cigarettes as harmful. EC users (OR=8.353, CI 3.401-20.517), conventional cigarette smokers (OR=1.948, CI 1.497-2.537), dual users (OR=9.657, CI 5.300-17.596) and former smokers (OR=1.545, CI 1.1332.108), those younger (18-24 years, OR=2.252, CI 1.234-4.109; 25-44 years, OR=1.750, CI 1.055-2.903), were more likely to perceive e-cigarettes as beneficial. However, those with secondary education (OR=0.528, CI 0.379-0.736) and university or college degrees (OR=0.528, CI 0.379-0.736) were less likely to perceive e-cigarettes as beneficial. Discussion: Our findings constitute an important snapshot into the differences between types of EC users or smokers, as well as identifies characteristics associated with perceptions of EC harm and benefit in a nationally representative sample.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Caryn, Chan Mei Hsien Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Tee, Guat Hiong Draman, Samsul Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Ho, Bee Kiau Md Haris Robson, Noor Zurani Kartiwi, Mira Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz Lim, Kuang Hock Baharom, Nizam Ismail, Norliana Ling, Miaw Yn Wee, Lei Hum
author_facet	Caryn, Chan Mei Hsien Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Tee, Guat Hiong Draman, Samsul Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki Ho, Bee Kiau Md Haris Robson, Noor Zurani Kartiwi, Mira Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz Lim, Kuang Hock Baharom, Nizam Ismail, Norliana Ling, Miaw Yn Wee, Lei Hum
author_sort	Caryn, Chan Mei Hsien
title	Perception of e-cigarette harm and benefit - a nationwide survey comparing characteristics between electronic cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers and dual users
title_short	Perception of e-cigarette harm and benefit - a nationwide survey comparing characteristics between electronic cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers and dual users
title_full	Perception of e-cigarette harm and benefit - a nationwide survey comparing characteristics between electronic cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers and dual users
title_fullStr	Perception of e-cigarette harm and benefit - a nationwide survey comparing characteristics between electronic cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers and dual users
title_full_unstemmed	Perception of e-cigarette harm and benefit - a nationwide survey comparing characteristics between electronic cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers and dual users
title_sort	perception of e-cigarette harm and benefit - a nationwide survey comparing characteristics between electronic cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers and dual users
publisher	Malaysia Medical Association
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/58873/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58873/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58873/1/58873_Perception%20of%20e-cigarette.pdf
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Perception of e-cigarette harm and benefit - a nationwide survey comparing characteristics between electronic cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers and dual users

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