Electronic Cigarette Is A Battery-operated Device Which Vaporizes Nicotine Solution Into A Form Of Inhalable Aerosol. This Product Usually Contains Nicotine And Also A Variety Of Flavourings Such As Tobacco, Menthol, Fruits And Coffee Which Are Dissolved In Propylene Glycol, Glycerine Or A Mixture Of These Two Substances. The Ministry Of Health Malaysia Defines E-cigarette As Nicotine Containing While Vape Does Not. The NECS 2016 Was Done To Measure The Prevalence And Characteristics Of E-cigarette/vape (ECV) Use Among Malaysian Adults. This Study Also Assessed The Public Perception On ECV. This Was A Multi-stage Stratified Cluster Sampling Household Survey Representing All Malaysian Adults Aged 18 Years At National And Urban/rural Level. A Total Of 4,288 Adults From All The States Were Selected And Weighted Using Complex Sampling Method To Represent 19 Million Malaysians.
Two Main Scopes Will Be Included In The Survey. Scopes In The 2012 Survey Will Be Repeated And An Additional Scope On Oral Health Will Be Included 1. The Global School Health Survey (GSHS) GSHS Surveillance Project Designed By The World Health Organisation To Help Countries To Measure And Assess The Behavioural Risk Factors And Protective Factors In 10 Key Areas Among Young People Aged 13 To 17 Years (form 1 To 5). The GSHS Is A Relatively Low-cost School-based Survey Which Uses A Self-administered Questionnaire To Obtain Data On Young People's Health Behaviour And Protective Factors Related To The Leading Causes Of Morbidity And Mortality Among Children And Adults Worldwide. As In The Previous Survey, Additional Modules On Mental Health To Cover Depression, Anxiety And Stress Will Be Included The Survey. 2. National School-Based Nutrition Survey The National School-Based Nutrition Survey Consisted Of A Few Nutrition-related Components, Including Nutritional Status, Meal Pattern, Physical Activity, Behaviour Modification, Supplement Intake, Food Frequency Intake, And 24-hour Dietary Recall. The Survey Will Be Targeted At Students Aged 10 To 17 Years (standard 4 To Form 5).
The Tobacco & E-Cigarette Survey Among Malaysian Adolescent (TECMA) 2016 Is A Nationally Representative Study Which Has Been Carried Out To Obtain The Latest Information On Tobacco And E-cigarette/vape Usage Among Malaysian Adolescents As There Is No National Study On This Subject. The Objectives Of This Study Were To Determine E-cigarette/vape Usage, To Assess Student Related Knowledge And Behaviour Towards E-cigarette/vape Usage And To Determine The Prevalence Of Dual Users (tobacco And E-cigarette/vape Users) Among Malaysian Adolescents. A Two-stage Stratified Cluster Sampling Design Was Used For This Survey To Produce A Nationally Representative Data. The Target Population Were School Going Adolescents. A Total Of 14,833 Students From 138 Schools From 15 States Were Selected. A Self-administered Questionnaire Was Used As A Tool For This Survey.