Exploring the effects of knowledge on smoking: An analysis of adults in Malaysia
In an effort to reduce the prevalence of smoking, the present study attempts to examine the factors that determine smoking. The present study uses two-tiered model to estimate the effects of demographic and knowledge factors on smoking participation and cigarette expenditure.As anticipated, knowled...
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| author | Cheah, Yong Kang Lim, Hock Kuang Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli |
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| description | In an effort to reduce the prevalence of smoking, the present study attempts to examine the factors
that determine smoking. The present study uses two-tiered model to estimate the effects of demographic and knowledge factors on smoking participation and cigarette expenditure.As anticipated, knowledge is found to be negatively associated with an individual’s propensity to smoke.In addition, the findings suggest that age,
gender, wealth index, education, ethnicity and house locality are significantly associated with smoking.In particular, males are more likely to smoke than females.Education reduces the likelihood of smoking.Urban dwellers tend to spend more on cigarette than rural dwellers.Policies directed toward reducing the prevalence of smoking may need to consider improving the knowledge of smoking among the adults.The policies must also be designed carefully to take into account of the demographic factors which are correlated
with smoking. |
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| spelling | uum-225322017-07-06T01:31:40Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22532/ Exploring the effects of knowledge on smoking: An analysis of adults in Malaysia Cheah, Yong Kang Lim, Hock Kuang Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine In an effort to reduce the prevalence of smoking, the present study attempts to examine the factors that determine smoking. The present study uses two-tiered model to estimate the effects of demographic and knowledge factors on smoking participation and cigarette expenditure.As anticipated, knowledge is found to be negatively associated with an individual’s propensity to smoke.In addition, the findings suggest that age, gender, wealth index, education, ethnicity and house locality are significantly associated with smoking.In particular, males are more likely to smoke than females.Education reduces the likelihood of smoking.Urban dwellers tend to spend more on cigarette than rural dwellers.Policies directed toward reducing the prevalence of smoking may need to consider improving the knowledge of smoking among the adults.The policies must also be designed carefully to take into account of the demographic factors which are correlated with smoking. 2016-09-28 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22532/1/IMAC8%202016%20748%20755.pdf Cheah, Yong Kang and Lim, Hock Kuang and Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli (2016) Exploring the effects of knowledge on smoking: An analysis of adults in Malaysia. In: 8th International Management and Accounting Conference (IMAC8), 28th – 29th September 2016, Adya Hotel, Langkawi Island, Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Cheah, Yong Kang Lim, Hock Kuang Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli Exploring the effects of knowledge on smoking: An analysis of adults in Malaysia |
| title | Exploring the effects of knowledge on smoking: An analysis of adults in Malaysia |
| title_full | Exploring the effects of knowledge on smoking: An analysis of adults in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the effects of knowledge on smoking: An analysis of adults in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the effects of knowledge on smoking: An analysis of adults in Malaysia |
| title_short | Exploring the effects of knowledge on smoking: An analysis of adults in Malaysia |
| title_sort | exploring the effects of knowledge on smoking an analysis of adults in malaysia |
| topic | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22532/1/IMAC8%202016%20748%20755.pdf |
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