Covid-19 pandemic: help-seeking for smoking cessation among adult smokers in Malaysia during the full movement control order (FMCO)

• Main Authors: Mohamed, Mohd Haazik, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Misdi, Yessy Octavia, Bee, Seok Chua, Albert, Wanda Kiyah George, Mohd Dahlan, Muhammad Faheem
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2023
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RS192 Materia Medica-Pharmaceutical Technology; RS403 Materia Medica-Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/103006/7/103006_Covid-19%20pandemic%20help-seeking.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/103006/13/103006_Covid-19%20Pandemic_%20Help-seeking%20for%20Smoking%20Cessation%20among%20Adult%20Smokers%20in%20Malaysia%20during%20the%20Full_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/103006/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/view/2164/1362; https://doi.org/10.31436/imjm.v22i1.2164

INTRODUCTION: In Malaysia, death due to tobacco smoking habits recorded as more than 23 thousand yearly. Hence smoking cessation should be emphasized to reduce the annual mortality and morbidity. The purpose of this study is to identify the help-seeking behavior in smoking cessation among adult s...