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      Smoking tobacco prevalence among college students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Systematic review and meta-analysis

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          INTRODUCTION

          During the last two decades, several studies have been published regarding the prevalence of tobacco smoking among college students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This systematic review and meta-analysis is intended to determine and examine the smoking prevalence in Saudi college students from 2010–2018.

          METHODS

          PubMed, Science Direct, APA PsycNET, Web of Science, and CINAHL were used to search for published articles reporting the smoking prevalence among Saudi college students. After eliminating irrelevant articles, investigators independently assessed the quality of each article, based on Russell & Gregory guidelines. MetaXL software was used to calculate the pooled prevalence among included studies, using the IVhert model. Heterogeneity among the included studies was evaluated, using I 2 statistic. Sensitivity analyses were conducted between male and female genders.

          RESULTS

          Of the 295 published articles, 29 articles used a cross-sectional design to determine smoking prevalence among Saudi college students. Most of the studies were conducted in Riyadh at health-science-related colleges; the rest were performed in different cities and colleges. The meta-analysis showed that the pooled estimate of smoking prevalence among college students in the KSA was 17% (95% CI: 11–23%). Saudi male students had a prevalence rate of 26% (95% CI: 24–29%), whereas for Saudi female students the prevalence was 5% (95% CI: 3–7%).

          CONCLUSIONS

          Smoking among Saudi college students was higher than in the majority of regional countries (e.g. Iran). Saudi male students had a higher smoking prevalence than Saudi female college students. Additionally, studies that reported a high prevalence targeted students in specific disciplines. Public health authorities in the KSA should develop a surveillance system that monitors the prevalence of tobacco smoking on campuses. A surveillance system of monitoring tobacco use among Saudi college students could be beneficial in determining the degree of the tobacco problem and in improving current tobacco control programs.

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          Tobacco consumption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013: findings from a national survey

          Maziar Moradi-Lakeh, Charbel El Bcheraoui, Marwa Tuffaha … (2015)
          Background Tobacco consumption is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality. The Saudi Ministry of Health started a national tobacco control program in 2002 with increased and intensified efforts after joining the World Health Organization Framework Convention for Tobacco Control in 2005. Methods In order to assess the status of tobacco consumption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), we conducted a survey on 10735 individuals aged 15 years or older (5253 men and 5482 women) which was performed between April and June 2013. The Saudi Health Interview Survey had a multistage sampling and was nationally representative. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews. The survey included questions on socio-demographic characteristics, tobacco consumption, diet, physical activity, health care utilization, different health-related behaviors, and self-reported chronic conditions. Results Overall prevalence of current smoking was 12.2 % and males were more likely to smoke than females (21.5 % vs. 1.1 %). Mean age of smoking initiation was 19.1 years (±6.5 years) with 8.9 % of ever smokers starting before the age of 15 years. Daily shisha smoking was reported by 4.3 % of the population (7.3 % of men and 1.3 % of women). Around 1.4 % of population (2.6 % of men and 0.1 % of women) were daily smokers of cigarette/cigar and shisha. Receiving advice for quitting smoking by health care professionals during the last 12 months was reported by 53.2 % (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 49.8–56.5) of ever smokers. Among ever smokers, 51.3 % of individuals reportedly attempted to quit smoking during the last 12 months. Of those, 25.3 % were successful by the time of the survey. Around 23.3 % of the entire population, 32.3 % of men and 13.5 % of women, were exposed to secondhand smoke for at least one day during the past 7 days at home, work, or school. Conclusions Although the indicators of tobacco consumption in KSA are better than most of the countries of the Middle East region and high-income countries, there are many potential areas for improvement. Our findings call for the development and implementation of programs to prevent smoking initiation and encourage quitting. To achieve its health goals, KSA may consider increasing taxation on tobacco products as well as other measures.
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            Smoking among university students: a gender analysis.

            Abdulaziz BinSaeed, V Dabbagh Kakhki, Mahwish Khan … (2010)
            The main objectives of this paper were to estimate the consumption patterns of tobacco use among King Saud University (KSU) undergraduate students; and investigate different risk factors which may contribute to tobacco use among female students. A representative sample (n=7550) of the total KSU undergraduate student population of 69,498 (males and females) was selected, stratified according to college and gender. A modified version of the WHO/CDC Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) questionnaire was used for data collection. Overall smoking prevalence among KSU students was estimated at 14.5%, prevalence among male students (32.7%), and females (5.9%). Independent risk factors for smoking among males were found to be: age, father's smoking habits, and "friends' smoking habits"; while among females were: sister's smoking habits and "friends' smoking habits." The findings of this study re-emphasize the significance of peer pressure on smoking among university students of both sexes; influence of family members, usually of same sex. We need to foster gender-sensitive tobacco prevention intervention programs, to prevent youngsters of both sexes from taking up such habit. We also need to raise awareness of girls and young women, of the consequences of smoking in general, water-pipe in specific, on their own health, that of their spouses, families, and off-springs, many of whom could develop chronic respiratory disorders, as passive smokers in the beginning/potential smokers themselves, later on. All such efforts should be backed and supported by strong governmental commitment, to ensure success of their implementation accordingly. Crown Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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              Influence of Islam on smoking among Muslims.

              Nazim Ghouri, Mohammed Atcha, Aziz Sheikh (2006)
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                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Tob Induc Dis
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Tob Induc Dis
                Journal ID (publisher-id): TID
                Title: Tobacco Induced Diseases
                Publisher: European Publishing on behalf of the International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases (ISPTID)
                ISSN (Print): 2070-7266
                ISSN (Electronic): 1617-9625
                Publication date (Electronic): 19 April 2019
                Publication date Collection: 2019
                Volume: 17
                Electronic Location Identifier: 35
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Old Dominion University, Norfolk, United States
                Author notes
                CORRESPONDENCE TO Saad A. Alotaibi. Old Dominion University, Norfolk,United States. E-mail: salot001@ 123456odu.edu
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                Publisher ID: 35
                DOI: 10.18332/tid/105843
                PMC ID: 6662783
                PubMed ID: 31516478
                SO-VID: 76af67ee-e31c-4314-80a5-12db5dc4b3a6
                Copyright © © 2019 Alotaibi SA
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                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

                History
                Date received : 31 December 2018
                Date revision received : 26 February 2019
                Date accepted : 20 March 2019
                Categories
                Subject: Review Paper

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Respiratory medicine
                Keywords: tobacco smoking,prevalence,college campuses,ksa,metaanalysis
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Respiratory medicine
                Keywords: tobacco smoking, prevalence, college campuses, ksa, metaanalysis

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