ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2019
Prevalence of smoking among male secondary school students in Arar City, Saudi Arabia.
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- Smoking prevalence and emerging tobacco product use among Saudi adolescents: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of smoking among undergraduate students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A meta-analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Review
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- Patterns and associated factors of shisha usage among the undergraduate students of Jouf University, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
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- Impact of Smoking Status and Nicotine Dependence on Academic Performance of Health Sciences Students.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2023Article
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- The Negative Impact of Tobacco Smoking on Health-Related Quality of Life among Saudi Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 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
- Is sputum cytology reliable for detection of atypical lung epithelial proliferative changes triggered by cigarette smoking?International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2021Article
- Peer and Social Correlates of Smoking among Saudi Youth.Socius : sociological research for a dynamic worldArticle
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Abstract
introductionTobacco is one of the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. Tobacco consumption among teenagers is a major public health problem, especially in developing countries. Younger smokers are more liable to smoking complications. The objectives were to evaluate the prevalence of smoking among male secondary school students in the Northern Borders region, KSA.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in Arar city. Four schools were chosen randomly from 21 secondary schools. A total of 240 students responded to the pre-designed questionnaire. The questionnaire included questions on demographic factors, smoking behavior and knowledge about smoking hazards.
resultsPrevalence of current smoking among male secondary school students is 40.8%. Cigarette smoking was the most common type (67.3%) followed by Shish smoking (22.4%). Few students (2.1%) reported other forms of smoking, example (Hashish). Of the studied group, 39.8% smoke on a daily basis with 29.6% of them smoke more than five cigarettes per day.
conclusionSmoking is a prevalent habit among teenagers. Special concern should be directed to smoking cessation campaigns with behavioral, legal and economic interventions.
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