The prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students in healthcare disciplines in Saudi Arabian universities: a cross-sectional survey
BackgroundTobacco smoking is one of the most significant health-related problems worldwide. However, the prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students on healthcare courses in Saudi Arabia are limited.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used a questionnaire th...
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| author | Abdulelah M. Aldhahir Rayan A. Siraj Abdullah A. Alqarni Abdullah A. Alqarni Jaber S. Alqahtani Mohammed M. Alyami Mansour S. Majrshi Mansour S. Majrshi Hassan Alwafi Mohammed M. Alqahtani Mohammed M. Alqahtani Sarah S. Monshi Abdulmohsen H. Al-Zalabani Abdullah M. Alanazi Abdullah M. Alanazi |
| author_facet | Abdulelah M. Aldhahir Rayan A. Siraj Abdullah A. Alqarni Abdullah A. Alqarni Jaber S. Alqahtani Mohammed M. Alyami Mansour S. Majrshi Mansour S. Majrshi Hassan Alwafi Mohammed M. Alqahtani Mohammed M. Alqahtani Sarah S. Monshi Abdulmohsen H. Al-Zalabani Abdullah M. Alanazi Abdullah M. Alanazi |
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| description | BackgroundTobacco smoking is one of the most significant health-related problems worldwide. However, the prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students on healthcare courses in Saudi Arabia are limited.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used a questionnaire that was distributed via SurveyMonkey between November 2022 and June 2023 to all student universities offering healthcare courses. Data are presented as frequency and percentages. The associated sociodemographic factors with current tobacco and nicotine use were subjected to logistic regression.ResultsOverall, 5,012, of whom 3,872 (77.25%) were males, responded to the online survey. The prevalence of current tobacco and nicotine use was 3,553 (71%). The majority of users used electronic nicotine delivery systems (1,622: 32.36%). The current use of cigarettes (AOR: 1.75 (1.42 to 2.15)), e-cigarettes (AOR: 1.17 (1.01 to 1.37)), and smokeless tobacco substances (AOR: 1.35 (1.02 to 1.90)) were more pronounced among males compared to female students. However, the current use of a hookah was less among males (AOR: 0.74 (95% CI: 61 to 0.91)). Smoking cigarettes was practiced less among students living in other regions compared to the Central Region. However, smokeless tobacco substances seem to be more prevalent in the Western, Southern, and Northern Regions, (AOR: 1.57 (95% CI: 1.09 to 2.26)), (AOR: 1.43 (95% CI: 1.04 to 1.95)), and (AOR: 1.57 (95% CI: 1.09 to 2.26)), respectively.ConclusionSmoking is prevalent among students in the healthcare disciplines, with electronic nicotine delivery systems being the most used product. Several sociodemographic factors were associated with higher tobacco or nicotine use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b83d30e35efb4da8a31245c0619535992024-03-07T04:37:42ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-03-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.13483701348370The prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students in healthcare disciplines in Saudi Arabian universities: a cross-sectional surveyAbdulelah M. Aldhahir0Rayan A. Siraj1Abdullah A. Alqarni2Abdullah A. Alqarni3Jaber S. Alqahtani4Mohammed M. Alyami5Mansour S. Majrshi6Mansour S. Majrshi7Hassan Alwafi8Mohammed M. Alqahtani9Mohammed M. Alqahtani10Sarah S. Monshi11Abdulmohsen H. Al-Zalabani12Abdullah M. Alanazi13Abdullah M. Alanazi14Respiratory Therapy Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Respiratory Care, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Respiratory Therapy, Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaRespiratory Therapy Unit, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaRespiratory Therapy Department, Batterjee Medical College, Khamis Mushait, Saudi ArabiaNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomRespiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United KingdomFaculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia0Department of Respiratory Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2Department of Health Administration and Hospitals, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia3Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia0Department of Respiratory Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia1King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaBackgroundTobacco smoking is one of the most significant health-related problems worldwide. However, the prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students on healthcare courses in Saudi Arabia are limited.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used a questionnaire that was distributed via SurveyMonkey between November 2022 and June 2023 to all student universities offering healthcare courses. Data are presented as frequency and percentages. The associated sociodemographic factors with current tobacco and nicotine use were subjected to logistic regression.ResultsOverall, 5,012, of whom 3,872 (77.25%) were males, responded to the online survey. The prevalence of current tobacco and nicotine use was 3,553 (71%). The majority of users used electronic nicotine delivery systems (1,622: 32.36%). The current use of cigarettes (AOR: 1.75 (1.42 to 2.15)), e-cigarettes (AOR: 1.17 (1.01 to 1.37)), and smokeless tobacco substances (AOR: 1.35 (1.02 to 1.90)) were more pronounced among males compared to female students. However, the current use of a hookah was less among males (AOR: 0.74 (95% CI: 61 to 0.91)). Smoking cigarettes was practiced less among students living in other regions compared to the Central Region. However, smokeless tobacco substances seem to be more prevalent in the Western, Southern, and Northern Regions, (AOR: 1.57 (95% CI: 1.09 to 2.26)), (AOR: 1.43 (95% CI: 1.04 to 1.95)), and (AOR: 1.57 (95% CI: 1.09 to 2.26)), respectively.ConclusionSmoking is prevalent among students in the healthcare disciplines, with electronic nicotine delivery systems being the most used product. Several sociodemographic factors were associated with higher tobacco or nicotine use.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1348370/fullsmokingtobacconicotinehealthcarestudents |
| spellingShingle | Abdulelah M. Aldhahir Rayan A. Siraj Abdullah A. Alqarni Abdullah A. Alqarni Jaber S. Alqahtani Mohammed M. Alyami Mansour S. Majrshi Mansour S. Majrshi Hassan Alwafi Mohammed M. Alqahtani Mohammed M. Alqahtani Sarah S. Monshi Abdulmohsen H. Al-Zalabani Abdullah M. Alanazi Abdullah M. Alanazi The prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students in healthcare disciplines in Saudi Arabian universities: a cross-sectional survey Frontiers in Public Health smoking tobacco nicotine healthcare students |
| title | The prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students in healthcare disciplines in Saudi Arabian universities: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_full | The prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students in healthcare disciplines in Saudi Arabian universities: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_fullStr | The prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students in healthcare disciplines in Saudi Arabian universities: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | The prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students in healthcare disciplines in Saudi Arabian universities: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_short | The prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students in healthcare disciplines in Saudi Arabian universities: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_sort | prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco and nicotine use among students in healthcare disciplines in saudi arabian universities a cross sectional survey |
| topic | smoking tobacco nicotine healthcare students |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1348370/full |
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