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Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among postgraduate trainees in Qassim, Saudi Arabia
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Jamal Alrasheedi, Unaib Rabbani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525020

Knowledge of Amblyopia among Primary Health Care Physicians and Family Medicine Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia
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Noha Dekhail Aldekhail, Amel Abdalrahim Sulaiman
OI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525022

Acute chest syndrome and pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell diseases
Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Engin Altintas, Atilla Yalcin, Orhan Ekrem Muftuoglu,
Abdulrazak Abyad, Lesley Pocock
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525023

Barriers Facing Primary Health Care Physicians in Jazan when Dealing with Emergency Cases
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Sameer Ahmed Ali Holal, Hassan Ali Elsayed Abdelwahid
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525028

Predictors of Waterpipe Smoking among Male Students of Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed Ahmed Khormi, Abdullah Ibrahim Sabai, Ali Yahya Maashi, Mohammed Abduallh Khormi,
Abdulrahman Ahmed hadadi, Abdullatif Mohammed Maashi, Mohammed Ebrahim Mojiri,
Ali Ahmed Zalah, Mohammed Abkar Shok, Ali Mohammed Shawsh
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525037

Children's vision health during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Moustafa Abdalhade Timorkhan, Mouazzar yusuf Thani Ibraheem
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525024

Multiple myeloma presenting as a pathological rib fracture in a primary health care center and its diagnostic challenges during the COVID 19 pandemic
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Koshy Mathew, Fathima Shezoon Mohideen, Prince Christopher Rajkumar Honest
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525025

The association between sleep disturbance and coronaphobia among physicians in primary health care centers of Ministry of Health, Jazan Province
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Mohammed Atiah Ahmed Bakri, Maged El-Setouhy
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525026

Population and Community Studies

What it costs to access skilled birth attendance in Pakistan
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Nida Khan, Muhammad Amir Khan, Shaheer Ellahi Khan, Muhammad Ahmar Khan, Azza Warraitch
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525027

Complementary and alternative medicine practice and perceptions of Saudi subjects in Western region of Saudi Arabia
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Fathi El-Gamal, Abdulaziz Bajubair, Aljawhara Hejji, Aseel Jarwan, Jamil Numan Salah
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525029

Prevalence of physical and verbal violence against physicians and nurses in primary health care centres, Buraidah, Qassim province
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Moodhi. R. Almutairi, Saulat. Jahan
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525038

Assessment of Food Safety Knowledge and practice and Factors that may affect them among the General Population at Family Medicine Outpatient clinic
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Heba Galal Elnahas, Ghada M. Khafagy, Eman M. Abd el-Sattar, Radwa M. Elsayed
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525039

Case Report

Heart Failure
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Muna Ahmed Nur
DOI: 0.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525040

Review

Family physicians and patients’ compliance
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Mansoura Ismail, Muna Ahmed Nur, Anwar Joudeh
DOI: 0.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525041

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April 2022 - Volume 20, Issue 4

Predictors of Waterpipe Smoking among Male Students of Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

(1) FM resident, Joint Program of Family Medicine, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
(2) Consultant of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
(3) General Practitioner, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
(4) Medical student, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia.

Corresponding Author:
Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Khormi
Email: mo.khormii@gmail.com

Received: February 2022 Accepted: March 2022; Published: April 1, 2022. Citation: Mohammed Ahmed Khormi et al. Predictors of Waterpipe Smoking among Male Students of Jazan University,
Jazan, Saudi Arabia. World Family Medicine. 2022; 20(4): 44-51. DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525037

Abstract


Background: Smoking is the leading cause of preventable premature death worldwide. Therefore, tobacco consumption is labeled as one of the major threats to public health.

Aim of Study: To identify predictors of waterpipe smoking among male students of Jazan university.

Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate characteristics and factors associated with tobacco use among 409 undergraduate male students in Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. A self-administrated questionnaire was used for data collection. It consists of 26 questions in 3 domains, covering demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of participants, tobacco use history, and factors associated with waterpipe use.

Results: A total of 409 university students took part in this study. About three-quarters of students (73.8%) reported having a friend who smokes waterpipe and 37.7% had a sibling who smokes waterpipe, while 15.2% and 2.4% of participants had fathers and mothers who smoke waterpipe, respectively. Moreover, 22.1% of waterpipe smoker students reported that they smoke waterpipe once a day, 12.6% smoke twice a week, 9.1% smoke once a week, 14.7% smoke once a month and 16.9% smoke once a year. For students who smoke waterpipe, the average number of smoking times was 16 times during the last month, 5 times during the last week and twice during the last day. Regardless of waterpipe smoking, 48.4% of students try to smoke cigarettes at least once.

Conclusions: The main factors associated with waterpipe smoking are age, monthly income, and having a father, siblings or friends who smoke waterpipe. Furthermore, students who smoke cigarettes or tobacco or have many friends who smoke waterpipe are significantly more likely to engage in waterpipe smoking.

Key Words: Smoking, waterpipe, cigarette, nicotine, university students, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.







 


 

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