ReviewJournal of community health2014
Smoking among Saudi students: a review of risk factors and early intentions of smoking.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of the prevalence and risk factors of smoking among Saudi adolescents.Saudi medical journal · 2019Pooled it
- Study on adolescents' smoking intentions: the influence of peer smoking and the mediating roles of beliefs and attitudes toward smoking behavior.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Three Decades of Trends in Risk Factors Attributed to Disease Burden in Saudi Arabia: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association of Electronic Cigarette Usage with the Subsequent Initiation of Combustible Cigarette Smoking among Dental Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Longitudinal Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Arab male physicians' perceptions about their own smoking behaviors: a qualitative study.Israel journal of health policy research · 2024Article
- Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine Dependence Among Dental Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- Factors associated with intention to smoke cigarettes among never smoker school going adolescents in Zambia.African health sciences · 2023Article
- Prevalence of tobacco smoking between 2009 and 2015 among students and the general population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Review
- The Lifestyle of Saudi Medical Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Observational
- The protective effects of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase rs1801131 variant among Saudi smokers.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2021Article
- Delivered from the Temptation of Smoking: An Examination of Religion and Health Behaviors of New US Immigrants.Journal of religion and health · 2021Article
- Exposure to parental and sibling smoking and future intentions to smoke among 13-15 years old school age children in Saudi Arabia.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Understanding Smoking Behavior among Physicians in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Tobacco use insights · 2021Article
- Association of infections with multiple sclerosis in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a review.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Review
- Factors associated with tobacco smoking among Saudi college students: A systematic review.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2020Review
- Prevalence and predictors of midwakh smoking among male students of Qassim University, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia.Tobacco induced diseases · 2020Article
- Smoking Cessation Beliefs Among Saudi University Students in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2020Article
- Smoking tobacco prevalence among college students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2019Review
- Factors associated with different smoking status in European adolescents: results of the SEYLE study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2017Article
- Prevalence of Tobacco Products' Use and Associated Factors Among Adolescents in Morocco: A Systematic Review.Substance use : research and treatmentReview
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Abstract
This review aims to determine the prevalence of smoking among Saudi students and to study and to identify, synthesize and summarize the predictors that initiate smoking among students in different ages in Saudi Arabia. Different databases were searched (Web of Science, Google Scholar, Pub Med and Science Direct) with keywords. This search was carried out in October 2013. Studies that included were evaluated for methodological soundness by giving a quality score based on Russell and Gregory's criteria. A total 12 relevant articles were included in this review. The findings show that the prevalence of smoking is still in higher rates. The age of smoking was started among adolescents ranged from 10 to 15 years old while from university students were from 16 years old. The main reason for smoking among adolescents was influenced by friends. Among college students were peer pressure followed by the stress, media and imitation of others. Curiosity was a reason for having tried smoking and parents was perceived to be the first source for smoking. Religion was considered the main factor against smoking among the adolescent non-smokers and health consideration among college students. Appropriate smoking control programs on adolescent should be initiated they become the future professionals of the society. Smoking control programs should be considered in this group.
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