scholarly journals Staff and student experiences and attitudes towards smoking and smoking cessation, University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (December) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Mansour Tobaiqy ◽  
Dennis Thomas ◽  
Andrew MacLure ◽  
Derek Stewart ◽  
Katie MacLure
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Student Experiences

scholarly journals Tobacco smoking among nursing students in Saudi Arabia: A descriptive correlational study

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Ahmad H. Abu Raddaha ◽  
Amirat A. Al-Sabeely ◽  
Heba M. Mohamed ◽  
Eid H. Aldossary
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Former Smokers ◽  
Never Smokers ◽  
Training Modules

Background and objectives: Tobacco smoking is a global epidemic and health threat that continues to increase. Nursing students primarily develop their professional roles toward smoking cessation during their academic nursing education.  We assessed prevalence and behavioral patterns of tobacco smoking among nursing students. Along with nature of education received on tobacco smoking cessation, we sought to explore their knowledge, attitudes and beliefs toward tobacco smoking.Methods: Using convenience sampling, a descriptive correlational research design was used. Subjects were undergraduate students from a public university located in Alriyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. A standardized self-administered questionnaire, the Global Health Professional Student Survey, was utilized.Results: Eighty-four percent reported not smoking tobacco throughout their lifetime (i.e., never smokers), while the remaining were former smokers. Although 11.7% indicated that they had received formal training on tobacco-smoking cessation, more former smokers reported receiving such formal training than never smokers (25% vs. 9.3%, χ2 = 4.04, df = 1, p = .04). Students who were in third year of program, who thought that a smoker who quits smoking tobacco products would avoid/decrease serious health problems, and who stated that tobacco smoking never been allowed inside their living homes while children were present were more likely be never smokers.Conclusions: Adding training modules on smoking cessation to undergraduate nursing program curricula is highly suggested. Considering our unique findings on the effect of smoking status on the attitudes and beliefs toward smoking among nursing students when planning and implementing training modules seems beneficial. Future research is recommended to explore the lived experiences and consequences of smoking behavior among former smokers group.

scholarly journals Smoking Cessation Practices of Dental Care Providers in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Ahmad E. Subaie ◽  
Muhsen M. Nasser ◽  
Ali A. Qussair ◽  
Aiman A. Ali ◽  
Badr A. Al Jandan
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Eastern Province ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Awareness Programs ◽  
Dental Professionals

AbstractBackground:Awareness programs are highly recommended to educate smokers and help them to quit. The aim of this study is to evaluate dental professionals' awareness and utilisation of the 5As in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Material andMethods:A survey was conducted in Saudi Arabia on 102 dental care providers (DCPs) in 2010 to assess awareness of 5As. Many factors were included in the survey such as demographic characteristics, working place, years of experiences, level of education and country of graduation.Results:Only 23 (22.5%) of our sample know about the 5As (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist and Arrange), and less than 7% of DCPs assist their patients to quit smoking. In addition, 19 (18.6%) of DCPs were smokers, and of them 6 (31.6%) smoked in front of their patients.Conclusion:Most of the dental practitioners were not aware of the 5As for smoking cessation. Most of them they did not pay attention to the willingness of their patients to quit smoking.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Smoking Initiation and Cessation Among Saudi Women Attending Smoking Cessation Clinics

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumn M. Al-Nimr ◽  
Ghada Farhat ◽  
Ali Alwadey
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Smoking Initiation ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Common Reason ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Saudi Women

Objectives: Smoking is one of the most adaptable risk behaviours associated with increased mortality rates, yet over one billion individuals worldwide are smokers. This study aimed to examine self-reported reasons for starting and quitting smoking among women attending smoking cessation clinics in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study took place between January 2014 and January 2017 in Saudi Arabia using previously collected data. A survey was distributed to 3,000 female smokers attending smoking cessation programmes in 18 clinics from different regions in Saudi Arabia to determine self-reported reasons for smoking initiation and willingness/unwillingness to quit. Results: A total of 2,190 women participated in the study (response rate = 73%). Overall, the most common reason for starting to smoke was friends (31.1%), while the predominant reason for willingness to quit was health concerns (45.5%). The most frequent reason for being unwilling to quit smoking was a fear of mood changes (28%). Conclusion: Most Saudi women are socially-driven to start smoking, while the most common reason for quitting is health concerns. The latter finding is promising in that it shows that smokers are gaining awareness of the adverse effects of smoking.Keywords: Tobacco Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Health Risk Behaviors; Lifestyle Risk Reduction; Primary Health Care; Saudi Arabia.

scholarly journals Smokers’ and Non-Smokers’ Attitudes towards Smoking Cessation in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 8194
Author(s):  
Mansour Tobaiqy ◽  
Dennis Thomas ◽  
Andrew MacLure ◽  
Katie MacLure
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Smoking Policy ◽  
Mesh Terms ◽  
Second Hand Smoking ◽  
Quality Evidence

Literature on smoking in Saudi Arabia is extensive. However, studies capturing the attitudes of both smokers and non-smokers towards smoking cessation are few. A PRISMA-P protocol guided systematic searches in MEDLINE and CINAHL on MeSH terms (smoking cessation AND Saudi Arabia). Peer reviewed articles in English were included in the narrative analysis. Screening reduced the 152 articles identified to 15 and independent critical appraisal identified 10 final articles for review. Few adopted validated survey tools or mentioned the best practice to be followed. There was considerable variation in the prevalence of smoking reported (13.7–49.2%) and survey response rates (8.9–100%). There was a paucity of quality evidence but it is clear that the smoking pandemic is still resonant in Saudi Arabia. Despite support for education programs to prevent the uptake of smoking, policy-driven action to reduce environmental second-hand smoking, and provision of support for smoking cessation, more needs to be done.

New Empirical Data Findings for Student Experiences of E-Learning analytics Recommender Systems and their Impact on System Adoption

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-63
Author(s):  
Hadeel Alharbi ◽  
Kamaljeet Sandhu
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Recommender System ◽  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
System A ◽  
Saudi Arabian Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Support Students

This article examines Saudi Arabian students' experiences of using an e-learning analytics recommender system during their study and the extent to which their experiences were predictors of their adoption and post-adoption of the system. A sample of 353 students from various universities in Saudi Arabia completed a survey questionnaire for data collection. Results showed that user experience is a significant predictors of student adoption and post-adoption of an e-learning recommender system. Based on these findings, this study concluded that universities must support students to develop their awareness of, and skills in using an e-learning recommender system to support students' long-term acceptance and use of the system.

scholarly journals Determinants and Prevalence of Tobacco Smoking among Medical Students at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alkhalaf ◽  
Abdullatif Suwyadi ◽  
Eissa AlShamakhi ◽  
Hassan Oribi ◽  
Zain Theyab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Passive Smoking ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Academic Year

Tobacco smoking has a significant role in health deterioration worldwide; it can lead to many dangerous diseases. Tobacco smoking among medical students is common worldwide, but the prevalence and determinants vary from one community to another. Data from medical students in Saudi Arabia is limited. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and determinants of smoking among medical students at the College of Medicine, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study using a self-administered electronic survey was conducted to estimate tobacco smoking’s prevalence and characteristics among medical students at Jazan University. The survey includes information on the gender, academic year, academic performance, type of tobacco smoking, and age of onset of the participants’ tobacco smoking. Other data, like the prevalence of passive smoking and social factors, were considered, too. The sample size was 354, 51.7% males and 48.3% females, students with a response rate of 38.02%. The prevalence of smoking among medical students was 12.4%, while passive smoking prevalence was 39.9% of all medical students. The research shows that 18.6% of male and 5.9% of female medical students were active smokers. Regarding the type of tobacco, we found that 47% of male smokers used waterpipe, while the percentage among female smokers using waterpipe reached 77.8%. The age of onset of smoking for 34.9% of the smokers was between 18 and 21 years old. The prevalence of smoking is inversely proportional to the GPA. Additionally, 71.1% of the smokers did not have a smoker friend, and only 13.3% of the smokers were motivated to quit. University age is critical for smoking habits, and the smoking cessation rate was low. More campaigns should be done in universities to increase smoking cessation awareness, and smoking cessation clinics should be activated at universities.

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