Emadeldin M Elsokkary, Fahad A Alsabhan, Abdulellah A Alyahya, Saud A Alsahli, Abdullah M Almousa, Jehad A Aldali, Glowi Alasiri
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Abstract
Introduction: Tobacco consumption is a significant public health concern and a worldwide avoidable contributor to mortality. Various alternatives have been developed to either support cessation or mitigate the impact of new tobacco products entering the market in order to address the issue. One such recent alternative is the utilization of nicotine pouches. The objective of this study is to investigate the symptoms and awareness associated with the use of nicotine pouches in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was distributed in both Arabic and English using Google Forms, and it was conducted between 11 January and 4 March 2024 among the general population residing in the Riyadh province of Saudi Arabia. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS Version 27, with a p<0.05 indicating significance.
Results: A total of 385 participants were included in the study. Married individuals were significantly more likely to have used nicotine products than unmarried (76.2% vs 32.4%, p<0.001). Males were much more likely than females to have used nicotine products (63.1% vs 7.3%, p<0.001). More non-Saudis appeared to have used nicotine products compared to Saudis (57.1% vs 36.0%, p<0.001), while an age-related pattern in the usage of nicotine products, particularly among those aged 30-35 years (90.9%) was noted. In terms of nicotine pouch usage, 79 participants (73.1% vs 26.9%, p<0.001) reported having used nicotine pouches. Symptoms such as mouth or gum irritation and nausea were more common, but no specific pattern emerged.
Conclusions: Within our sample, daily was the most common frequency of current nicotine pouch usage, while nausea and mouth or gum irritation were reported more frequently.
烟草消费是一个重大的公共卫生问题，也是世界范围内可避免的死亡因素。为了解决这一问题，已经开发了各种替代方案，以支持戒烟或减轻新烟草制品进入市场的影响。最近的一种替代方法是使用尼古丁袋。本研究的目的是调查沙特阿拉伯与使用尼古丁袋相关的症状和意识。方法：在2024年1月11日至3月4日期间，对居住在沙特阿拉伯利雅得省的普通人群进行了一项横断面在线调查，使用谷歌表格以阿拉伯语和英语分发。采用SPSS Version 27进行统计分析，结果：共纳入385名参与者。已婚人士比未婚人士更有可能使用尼古丁产品（76.2%比32.4%）。结论：在我们的样本中，每日是目前尼古丁袋使用的最常见频率，而恶心和口腔或牙龈刺激更频繁。
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Tobacco Induced Diseases encompasses all aspects of research related to the prevention and control of tobacco use at a global level. Preventing diseases attributable to tobacco is only one aspect of the journal, whose overall scope is to provide a forum for the publication of research articles that can contribute to reducing the burden of tobacco induced diseases globally. To address this epidemic we believe that there must be an avenue for the publication of research/policy activities on tobacco control initiatives that may be very important at a regional and national level. This approach provides a very important "hands on" service to the tobacco control community at a global scale - as common problems have common solutions. Hence, we see ourselves as "connectors" within this global community.
The journal hence encourages the submission of articles from all medical, biological and psychosocial disciplines, ranging from medical and dental clinicians, through health professionals to basic biomedical and clinical scientists.
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