Tobacco use prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in Penang State and Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Table 7 Age of first-time use of various tobacco products among TB smokers (N = 80)

Age of first time use	n (%)
*Cigarette use*
≤13 years	13 (16.3%)
14 - 15 years	22 (27.5%)
16 - 17 years	11 (13.8%)
18 - 19 years	19 (23.8%)
≥20 years	15 (18.8%)
*Snuff or smokeless tobacco use*
≤13 years	0 (0%)
14 - 15 years	1 (1.3%)
16 - 17 years	3 (3.8%)
18 - 19 years	5 (6.3%)
≥20 years	13 (16.3%)
*Cigar use*
≤13 years	0 (0%)
14 - 15 years	0 (0%)
16 - 17 years	1 (1.3%)
18 - 19 years	0 (0%)
≥20 years	7 (8.8%)
*Tobacco pipe use*
≤13 years	0 (0%)
14 - 15 years	0 (0%)
16 - 17 years	0 (0%)
18 - 19 years	0 (0%)
≥20 years	3 (3.8%)

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