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Secondhand smoke exposure from the indoor and outdoor shisha centers located at the perimeter of educational institutions in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

Veerabhdrappa SK 1 , Yadav S 2 , Ramachandra SS 3 , Dicksit DD 2 , Muttalib KBA 2 , Zamzuri ATB 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, No. 9 Jalan Teknologi, Taman Sains, Petaling Jaya, 47810, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia. dr.suri88@gmail.com
  • 2 Faculty of Dentistry, SEGi University, No. 9 Jalan Teknologi, Taman Sains, Petaling Jaya, 47810, Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 Ivanovski Tissue Engineering and Additive Manufacturing Group (iTEAM), School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Oral Health Centre Herston, 288 Herston Rd, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia
J Public Health Policy, 2022 Jan 21.
PMID: 35058568 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-021-00329-3

Abstract

Shisha is a centuries-old traditional smoking habit rapidly gaining popularity among the students and young adults in Malaysia. The present study evaluated secondhand smoke exposure (SHS) and characteristics of 25 indoor and 25 outdoor shisha centers (SC) operating around the educational institutes such as universities in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. We observed a significantly higher particulate matter (PM)2.5 concentration in indoor than outdoor SC (3595.28 μg/m3 and 65.12 μg/m3, p 

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