Comparison and prevalence of smoking among Saudi females from different Departments of the College of Applied Medical Sciences in Dammam.
Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of smoking and factors associated with smoking habits among female students in all departments of College of Applied Medical Science (CAMS) at the University of Dammam. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at CAMSs, University of Dammam. Only female students were included from all the departments of CAMS. The modified structured Global Youth Tobacco Survey was used to collect detailed information about smoking habits and factors associated with smoking. RESULTS: = 0.01). CONCLUSION: The study results suggest that the prevalence of the current smoking is not significantly high. However, our data of this study suggests that some students tried to smoke in the past which may be considered as a risk factor of becoming regular smokers in the future. The study also reveals that the most common trigger to start smoking is their experience of seeing someone they know is smoking.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: Khalid Ansari, Faraz Ahmed Farooqi
Institution: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: University of Dammam
OpenAlex ID: W2910071181