Tobacco consumption and environmental exposure among healthcare students in King Saud University in Riyadh.

Autor: Amin HS; Assistant Professor, Consultant, Family and Community Medicine Department, Member of King Saud University Chair for Medical Education Research, College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia., Alomair AN; Medical Intern, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia., Alhammad AH; Medical Intern, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia., Altwijri FA; Medical Intern, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia., Altaweel AA; Medical Intern, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia., Alandejani TA; Medical Intern, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of family medicine and primary care [J Family Med Prim Care] 2020 Feb 28; Vol. 9 (2), pp. 657-663. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 28 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1217_19
Abstrakt: Objectives: The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of tobacco smoking in healthcare students at a university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, along with environmental exposure and potential influential factors.
Methods: This observational cross-sectional study was conducted at King Saud University from January-April 2019. It included 1,273 randomly selected male and female first- to fifth-year undergraduate healthcare students from all health colleges at the university. The study used a self-administrated questionnaire and descriptive data analysis. Associations between variables were tested using a Chi-square test with the statistical significance set at P value < 0.05.
Results: Among the 1,273 respondents, the prevalence of tobacco product smoking was 13.7%. The prevalence was highest in the College of Applied Science (34.5%) and lowest in the College of Pharmacy (10.9%). Among those 18- to 21-year-olds, the prevalence was 43.1%, while it was 51.1% for the 22-25 age group and only 5.8% for those 26 or older. Common reasons for smoking cigarettes included having fun or passing time (45.2%) and relieving stress (33.3%). Among those who smoked a water-pipe (12.5%), the most common reason was to enjoy its flavors (42.1%). The prevalence of secondhand smoking at home was 31.7%, and environmental exposure was 42.5%.
Conclusion: Tobacco consumption is a common problem among healthcare students including cigarette as well as the increasing consumption of water-pipe in addition to secondhand smoking. Along with proven strategies to promote smoking cessation, including smoke-free laws, improved access to effective quitting treatments and media campaigns are needed to reduce tobacco consumption.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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