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

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

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%)