TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge, attitude and willingness to counsel patients regarding e-cigarettes among academic health professionals in Malaysia
AU - Yaldrum, Ali
AU - Ramachandra, Srinivas Sulugodu
AU - Arora, Shelly
AU - Raghav, Kumar
AU - Dicksit, Daniel Devaprakash
AU - Squier, Christopher A.
PY - 2017/3/6
Y1 - 2017/3/6
N2 - E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular worldwide. A survey in Malaysia, reported that 62% of the respondents were aware of e-cigarettes, 19% have tried and14% are currently using e-cigarettes. Health professionals play a pivotal role in thetobacco cessation process, however there is a possibility that health professionals areunaware of e-cigarettes and the potential harms associated with them. The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and willingness to give professional advice to patients about e-cigarettes among health professionals in different Malaysian universities.
AB - E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular worldwide. A survey in Malaysia, reported that 62% of the respondents were aware of e-cigarettes, 19% have tried and14% are currently using e-cigarettes. Health professionals play a pivotal role in thetobacco cessation process, however there is a possibility that health professionals areunaware of e-cigarettes and the potential harms associated with them. The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and willingness to give professional advice to patients about e-cigarettes among health professionals in different Malaysian universities.
U2 - 10.18332/tpc/68748
DO - 10.18332/tpc/68748
M3 - Letter
C2 - 32432181
VL - 3
SP - 1
EP - 2
JO - Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
JF - Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
SN - 2459-3087
ER -