Shisha Smoking: Knowledge and Perception among Male Medical University Students in Dammam City, Saudi Arabia

RE: Water pipe (shisha) smoking among male students of medical colleges in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Shisha smoking, one of the commonest methods of smoking tobacco among Arabs, increases the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of shisha smoking among male students of three colleges and to identify factors associated with shisha smoking. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 500 male stud...

Smoking among health science university students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Predictors of smoking among male college students in Saudi Arabia.

Identifying the predictors of smoking in one of the top cigarette-consuming countries in the world is a vital step in smoking prevention. A cross-sectional study assessed the predictors of smoking in a cohort of male students in 3 universities in Saudi Arabia. A pre-tested, validated questionnaire was used to determine sociodemographic characteristics, academic performance, peers' smoking, and ...

Smoking habits among medical students in Western Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of tobacco smoking, and understand the attitude, practice, and knowledge among medical students. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2009 to May 2010. An anonymous, self-administered, Global Adult Tobacco Survey based questionnaire was completed by the students attending the main Medical College of King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah...

Smoking habits among medical students in Central Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of smoking habits among male medical students at the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS We carried out this cross-sectional study using Arabic questionnaires distributed to the medical students in the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA at different educational levels from September ...