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Annual Congress of <strong>Malaysian</strong> <strong>Thoracic</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />
PP 24<br />
Patterns Of Cigarette Smoking And Perception Among Medical<br />
Students In A Public University In Malaysia<br />
Shafiq M Azman 1 , Nurhuda Ismail 2 , Munira S. Yasin 2 , Norizal M Noor 3 ,<br />
Hanisah Taib 1 , Junainah M Jusop 1 , Atirah N Salaudin 1<br />
1<br />
Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology MARA<br />
2<br />
Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology MARA<br />
3<br />
Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Technology MARA<br />
A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the patterns of cigarette smoking and perception among<br />
medical students (N=875) in a public university in Malaysia. 5 22 (60%) responded and 23 students (4.4%)<br />
indicated they currently smoke tobacco at time of study. Out of total respondents, 18% had tried smoking and<br />
3% had tried other methods of tobacco. Out of those who smoke, 73.9% were male, 78% were in their clinical<br />
years of study, 82.6% had smoked at a younger age and had tried other types of tobacco products (21.7%).<br />
It was also revealed that 43.5% will smoke when offered by friends and will continue to smoke within a year<br />
(56.5%) but not in five years (69.6%) from now (p