Study shows nearly 190,000 smokers under 12 in Malaysia, says Health Ministry


KUALA LUMPUR: A previous study revealed that 188,020 children below 12 smoke either conventional cigarettes and e-cigarettes, says the Health Ministry.

This was based on the findings of the Tobacco and E-cigarette Survey Among Malaysian Adolescents (Tecma) carried out by the Public Health Institute (PHI) in 2016.

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