| Summary: | The ITC Malaysia Project is part of the 31-country ITC Project, of which the
central objective is to evaluate the impact of tobacco control policies of the WHO
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). This article describes the
methods used in the 2020 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Malaysia (MYS1)
Survey. Adult smokers and non-smokers aged ≥18 years in Malaysia were recruited
by a commercial survey firm from its online panel. Survey weights, accounting for
smoking status, sex, age, education, and region of residence, were calibrated to the
Malaysian 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey. The survey questions were
identical or functionally similar to those used in other ITC countries. Questions
included demographic measures, patterns of use, quit history, intentions to quit,
risk perceptions, beliefs and attitudes about cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and heated
tobacco products. Questions also assessed measures assessing the impact of
tobacco demand-reduction domains of the FCTC: price/tax (Article 6), smokefree
laws (Article 8), health warnings (Article 11), education, communication and
public awareness (Article 12), advertising, promotion, and sponsorship restrictions
(Article 13), and support for cessation (Article 14). The total sample size was 1253
(1047 cigarette smokers and 206 non-smokers). Response rate was 11.3%, but
importantly, the cooperation rate was 95.3%. The 2020 ITC MYS1 Survey findings
will provide evidence on current tobacco control policies and evidence needed by
Malaysian government regulatory agencies to develop new or strengthen existing
tobacco control efforts that could help achieve Malaysia’s endgame, i.e. a tobaccofree
nation by 2040.
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