Kamaludin, Ina Sharyn and Lim, Sin How and Yee, Anne and Kaai, Susan C. and Yan, Mi and Danaee, Mahmoud and Amer Nordin, Amer Siddiq and Mohd Hairi, Farizah and Ahmad Tajuddin, Nur Amani and Hasan, Siti Idayu and Quah, Anne C. K. and Fong, Geoffrey T. (2024) Intentions to quit, quit attempts, and the use of cessation aids among Malaysian adult smokers: Findings from the 2020 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Malaysia survey. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 36 (1). 69 – 77. ISSN 1010-5395, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395231220465.
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This study examined quitting behavior and use of cessation aids (CAs) among Malaysian adult smokers aged ≥18 years (n = 1,047). Data were from the 2020 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Malaysia Survey were analyzed. A total of 79.9 of Malaysian smokers attempted to quit in the past 12 months and 85.2 intended to quit in the next 6 months. The most common CAs were e-cigarettes (ECs) (61.4), medication/nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs; 51.0), and printed materials (36.7); the least common CA was infoline/quitline services (8.1). Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the association between sociodemographic variables and CAs use. Male smokers were more likely to use infoline/quitline services (adjusted odds ratio aOR = 3.27; P =.034). Malay smokers were more likely to use infoline/quitline services (aOR = 3.36; P =.002), ECs (aOR = 1.90; P =.004), printed materials (aOR = 1.79; P =.009), and in-person services (aOR = 1.75; P =.043). Most Malaysian smokers wanted to quit smoking. Furthermore, ECs were the most popular CAs, highlighting the need to assess the effectiveness of ECs for quitting smoking in Malaysia. © 2024 APJPH.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education-LRGS NanoMITe [Grant no. RU029-2014], University Malaya Research University [Grant no. RU001A-2021, RU029C-2014], Ontario Institute for Cancer Research [Grant no. IA-004], Canadian Institutes of Health Research [Grant no. FDN-148477] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cessation; Malaysia; Quitting behavior; Smoking cessation aids; Socio demographic |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Social & Preventive Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 06 May 2024 04:20 |
| Last Modified: | 06 May 2024 04:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/44928 |
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