Characteristics of electronic cigarette and vape users in Malaysia: Lessons from decision tree analysis

Kartiwi, Mira and Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki and Ab Rahman, Jamalludin and Draman, Samsul and Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz (2020) Characteristics of electronic cigarette and vape users in Malaysia: Lessons from decision tree analysis. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Science, 12 (2). pp. 872-873. ISSN 0976-4879

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Abstract

Introduction: The use of electronic cigarette and vape (ECV) among adults has been rapidly in Malaysia. Objectives: The primary objective of this paper is to understand the characteristics of ECV users in Malaysia by assessing the perceptions and demographic variables. The influence of perceptions and demographic variables were assessed on the current status of ECV use. Several predictor variables included in this study were: seven demographics variables (i.e., age, gender, race, residence, marital, occupation and education) and twenty variables on the perception of ECV use. An Induction Decision Tree (ID3) algorithm, one of the renowned data mining technique, was used in this study. Materials and Methods: A number of simulations was carried out on the dataset which was extracted from the National Electronic Cigarette Survey (NECS) 2016. Results: The result of this study shows that the most critical variable identified in this study was gender, hence indicates decision for ECV uses significantly differs among male and female. Conclusion: The findings of this study would contribute towards strategizing public health campaign on smoking cessation.

Item Type:	Article (Meeting Abstract)
Additional Information:	6326/85478
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Decision tree, data mining, electronic cigarette, vape, survey
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Community Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011) Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Family Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011) Kulliyyah of Pharmacy Kulliyyah of Pharmacy > Department of Pharmacy Practice
Depositing User:	SR NUR FARHANA LATFI
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2020 11:49
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2020 11:49
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/85478

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