Covid-19 pandemic: help-seeking for smoking cessation among adult smokers in Malaysia during the full movement control order (FMCO)
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...
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Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
2023
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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 |
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Summary: | 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 smokers and to determine its predictive
factors during the Full Movement Control Order (FMCO) in Malaysia. MATERIALS AND
METHOD: Data were collected from cross-sectional surveys of Malaysian adult smokers.
The questionnaire was distributed online through the official social media account of the
Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOHM) which commenced from 31st May 2021 in
conjunction with the World No Tobacco Day. A multivariate binomial logistic regression
was employed to analyze the relationship model between the predictors with the helpseeking for smoking cessation. RESULT: Out of 2,545 Malaysian adult smokers who have
responded, 2,303 were males (90.5% of respondents) with mean age(sd) of 34.82(8.11)
years (18 to 77 years). Slightly half (n=1353, 53%) have reported seeking help for smoking
cessation and (n=1468, 57.7%) reported being unaware of the quitline services. Factors,
such as quit smoking attempt (OR; 1.844, 95% CI = 1.384-2.458), Covid-19 pandemic
situation (OR; 1.841, 95% CI=1.553-2.183), being married (OR: 1.279, 95% CI = 1.04-
1.57), unaware about quitline services (OR; 0.660, 95% CI = 0.557-0.781), non-alcohol
drinkers (OR; 0.658, 95% CI=0.473-0.916) significantly predicted the behaviour of helpseeking for smoking cessation. CONCLUSION: The results of this study would potentially
support public health efforts in Malaysia in further enhancing health promotion and
education programs as well as further strengthen the policy towards quit smoking issues. |
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