Smoking and smoking cessation among smokers in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Tobacco Induced Diseases Pub Date : 2025-09-12 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.18332/tid/208066

Hassan Arida, Abdulaziz A Alhothali, Thamer H AlOtaibi, Osama N Almalki, Anas H Alosaimi, Abdullah T Alenazi, Abdulrahman A Al Boqami, Ahmed S Eldalo, Majed A Algarni, Musaad Althobaiti, Sayed F Abdelwahab

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Abstract

Introduction: This study assessed the general perceptions of smokers in Saudi Arabia about the harms of smoking and identified the different methods used by them to quit smoking.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was designed using an online self-administered questionnaire to assess the smoker's perceptions on smoking and ways to quit smoking. A convenience sample of 1358 participants aged ≥18 years were enrolled from December 2022 to February 2023. Data analysis was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software with p<0.05 indicating statistical significance.

Results: A total of 1358 participants completed the online survey. Most of the respondents were smokers (63.3%; n=860). Forty-six percent of the participants (n=396) started smoking when they were aged <18 years. Around 71% of the participants did not like the presence of any family member who smokes. More than half (52%) of the participants admitted that friends are the main reason for beginning smoking. Around 40% (n=229) of the 860 participants were enrolled in a smoking cessation program at some point.

Conclusions: Around 46% of the study participants started smoking when they were aged <18 years. About two-thirds of them tried to quit smoking. Although many centers around the country are dedicated to helping smokers quit smoking, many smokers noted that their outreach should be further enhanced.

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沙特阿拉伯吸烟者的吸烟和戒烟：一项横断面研究。

引言：本研究评估了沙特阿拉伯吸烟者对吸烟危害的普遍认知，并确定了他们戒烟的不同方法。方法：设计了一项描述性横断面研究，使用在线自我管理问卷来评估吸烟者对吸烟和戒烟方法的看法。从2022年12月至2023年2月，纳入了1358名年龄≥18岁的方便样本。数据分析采用SPSS （Statistical Package for Social Sciences）软件进行，结果：共有1358名参与者完成了在线调查。调查对象以吸烟者居多（63.3%,n=860）。46%的参与者（n=396）在年老时开始吸烟。结论：大约46%的研究参与者在年老时开始吸烟

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Tobacco Induced Diseases SUBSTANCE ABUSE-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

5.40%

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审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： 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.