Prevalence of e-cigarette users in the Medina region of Saudi Arabia.

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

Tobacco Induced Diseases Pub Date : 2025-09-29 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.18332/tid/209586

Noof Aloufi, Renad M Alhamawi, Shahad N Alalwani, Wateen K Alrefaei, Hana A Aljohani, Mayan M Ali, Fahad H Alahmadi

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Abstract

Introduction: Electronic cigarettes are battery-operated devices that allow users to 'vape' flavored solutions including nicotine. The prevalence of users of e-cigarettes with different flavors, is not known in the Medina region in Saudi Arabia. Thus, the study aimed to assess the prevalence and characteristics of e-cigarette smokers in Medina region. Additionally, this study aimed to determine the popular flavors and the most common reasons for smoking e-cigarettes among young adults.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between 1 February and 19 March 2024 using an online questionnaire via convenience sampling. The total number of participants was 388, including males and females aged ≥18 years.

Results: The study findings showed that 78.2 % of the e-cigarette smokers were young adults, while 58.4 % of the participants aged 18-29 years preferred fruit flavors. Additionally, the majority of young adults used e-cigarettes for reducing stress and enjoyment, corresponding to 40.6 % and 31.7 % of participants, respectively.

Conclusions: Our study is useful for identifying the preferences towards e-cigarette usage within a population and monitoring emerging trends, particularly among young adults. Researching regional preferences for e-cigarette flavors might help to direct future studies into the health effects of various flavorings.

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沙特阿拉伯麦地那地区电子烟使用者的流行情况。

简介：电子烟是一种电池驱动的设备，用户可以吸到包括尼古丁在内的有“vape”味道的溶液。在沙特阿拉伯的麦地那地区，不同口味的电子烟用户的流行程度尚不清楚。因此，该研究旨在评估麦地那地区电子烟吸烟者的患病率和特征。此外，这项研究旨在确定年轻人吸电子烟的流行口味和最常见的原因。方法：本横断面研究于2024年2月1日至3月19日进行，采用方便抽样的在线调查问卷。参与者总数为388人，包括年龄≥18岁的男性和女性。结果：研究结果显示，78.2%的电子烟吸烟者是年轻人，而58.4%的18-29岁的参与者更喜欢水果口味。此外，大多数年轻人使用电子烟来减轻压力和享受，分别占参与者的40.6%和31.7%。结论：我们的研究有助于确定人群中对电子烟的使用偏好，并监测新趋势，特别是在年轻人中。研究地区对电子烟口味的偏好可能有助于指导未来研究各种口味对健康的影响。

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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.