A study on the prevalence of smoking habits among the student community in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia

A study on the prevalence of smoking habits among the student community in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia

A cross-sectional study was aimed to assess the prevalence of smoking habits among students at King Khalid University (KKU), Abha, KSA. This was a cross-sectional study using a Modified Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire (mFTQ), online survey was carried out among the students of KKU. This tool uses...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in public health 2023, Vol.11, p.1257131-1257131
Hauptverfasser: Kandasamy, Geetha, Sam, Gigi, Almanasef, Mona, Almeleebia, Tahani, Shorog, Eman, Alshahrani, Asma M, Almohaimeed, Rana A, Hmlan, Amjad, Al Suhaym, Atheer Y, Prabahar, Kousalya, Veeramani, Vinoth Prabhu, Amirthalingam, Palanisamy, Mohammed Shorog, Basmah, Mani, Vasudevan
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
awareness
cigarette smoking
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
mFTQ
Prevalence
quit smoking
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Smoking - epidemiology
Students
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Zusammenfassung:A cross-sectional study was aimed to assess the prevalence of smoking habits among students at King Khalid University (KKU), Abha, KSA. This was a cross-sectional study using a Modified Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire (mFTQ), online survey was carried out among the students of KKU. This tool uses a five-point Likert scale for all seven questions, except one question on smoking during the first 2 h of the day. The prevalence of smoking among male students was 67% ( = 243) and females 33% ( = 122). Of the current cigarette smokers, 19% had a nicotine dependence score of ≥6 (high), 48% scored 4-6 (moderate) and 33% scored
ISSN:2296-2565
2296-2565
DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1257131