Study of Smoking among Females Students in Ibn Sina National Medical College

Autor:	Abdullah Labib Almanzalawi, Tarnim Muhsen Alghamdi, Zaher Saleh Alshehri, Mohamed Awad Alqarni, Maha Ali Alshammari, Alaa Hassan Mousli, Nawaf Faiq Alsarraj, Ahmed Yousef Atiah, Banan Mohammad Ali Majrashi, Saleha Hamed Mabrouk, Nedaa Hassan Alshihri, Sefa Mehmet Emin Altun, Qamar Omar Betrah, Abdulmajeed Abdullah Al-Gh amdi, Ahmed A Alharbi, Lujain Osama Rayes, Ahmed Fahad Alzahrani, Alaa Ahmed Mohamed Elmorsy Elsayed, Sultan Mohammad Srougi, Amoutazbillah Abdurahman Khedrawi
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Gerontology Chronic bronchitis medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Smoking habit medicine.medical_treatment education medicine.disease Family medicine medicine Ibn sina Smoking cessation Survey data collection General health Risk factor business Asthma
Zdroj:	The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine. 65:709-723
ISSN:	2090-7125 1687-2002
Popis:	Background: prevention of smoking is a key strategy to improve general health. However, survey data from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia have indicated that a large number of female medical students are addicted to smoking despite the knowledge of its harmful effects. This article comparatively explores the impact of smoking on health among female medical students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected as part of a program of qualitative and quantitative research investigating the prevalence of smoking among female medical students. Objectives:to study the prevalence of smoking among females in the college of ibn Sina and it is impact on their health in relation to personal and family character, CAP knowledge attitude and practice, and association of medical condition as chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma. Methods:the study was conducted among female’s students attending college of ibn Sina-Jeddah-Saudi Arabia. An open-ended questionnaire was developed to cover the objectives. Conclusion: this study indicated that across the targeted sites, the descriptions made by female smokers about the harmful impact of smoking on their health were often vague. After assessment of the risk factor and variables that may increase prevalence of smoking among medical students, the prevalence of smoking was only 7.95% and used to practice smoking habit despite the knowledge of its side effects.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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