The prevalence of e-cigarette use among adults in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Mahadir Naidu, Balkish, Lim, Kuang Hock, Tee, Guat Hiong, Mohamad, Maria Safura, Kartiwi, Mira, Draman, Samsul, Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz, Aris, Tahir
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: SAGE Publishing 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/71366/13/Jamal%20Prevalence.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71366/19/71366Scopus%20-%20prevalence%20of%20e%20cigarette.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71366/25/71366_The%20prevalence%20of%20e-cigarette%20_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71366/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1010539519834735
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are a new method for the consumption of nicotine. A nationwide survey among 4288 Malaysian adults was conducted in 2016 to measure the prevalence and to describe the population characteristics of e-cigarette users. A complex sampling design was used, and data wer...