Current e-cigarette use among in-school adolescents in West Malaysia: Examining the interactions between sociodemographic characteristics and lifestyle risk behaviours.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent e-cigarette use has increased dramatically. Most e-cigarette liquids contain nicotine, which can harm the developing adolescent brain. Local studies examining the risk factors of adolescent e-cigarette use and interactions between its risk factors are limited. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of current e-cigarette use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in West Malaysia. We also examined the possible sociodemographic characteristic, lifestyle risk behaviour and parental factor interactions that affect the probability of current e-cigarette use.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2017. Respondents aged 13-18 years were included in the study. The data

SUBMITTER: Jane Ling MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8803165 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature