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Smoking tobacco prevalence among college students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prevalence of smoking among Iranian university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Can depression, anxiety and stress predict smoking? An analysis of mental health correlates university young adults in Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Exposure to e-cigarette content on social media and its association with risk perception, perceived benefits, and vaping perceptions among college students: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Biomarker-based assessment of tobacco smoke exposure in Saudi females via analysis of urinary cotinine level.PloS one · 2026Article
- Assessing the 53-Year Epidemiological Trends of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) in Northeastern Iran.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Article
- Knowledge, perceptions, and usage patterns of nicotine pouches among Saudi medical students: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- Awareness of the Saudi population regarding the effects of smoking on fracture healing.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- Prevalence of smoking among undergraduate students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A meta-analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Review
- Dietary Patterns among Smokers and Non-Smokers: Findings from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017-2018.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Prevalence of smoking and its associated factors among students of the University of Dongola, Northern State, Sudan: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Adverse Respiratory Symptoms Among E-Cigarette Users in Saudi Arabia - A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- Drug Abuse Educational Program for Saudi University Students: A Pre-test and Post-test Design.Cureus · 2024Article
- University students' and staff attitudes toward the implementation of a "tobacco-free" policy: A view from Qatar.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
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- Cigarette Smoking and Nicotine Dependence Among Dental Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- Epidemiology and incidence of oral squamous cell carcinoma in the Iraqi population over 5 years (2014-2018).Health science reports · 2023Article
- The Association Between Nicotine Dependence and Mental Health in the General Population of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
- Awareness of Blindness Related to Smoking Among Young Age Population: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2022Article
- Smoking Habits among College Students at a Public University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionDuring the last two decades, several studies have been published regarding the prevalence of tobacco smoking among college students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This systematic review and meta-analysis is intended to determine and examine the smoking prevalence in Saudi college students from 2010-2018.
methodsPubMed, Science Direct, APA PsycNET, Web of Science, and CINAHL were used to search for published articles reporting the smoking prevalence among Saudi college students. After eliminating irrelevant articles, investigators independently assessed the quality of each article, based on Russell & Gregory guidelines. MetaXL software was used to calculate the pooled prevalence among included studies, using the IVhert model. Heterogeneity among the included studies was evaluated, using I
resultsOf the 295 published articles, 29 articles used a cross-sectional design to determine smoking prevalence among Saudi college students. Most of the studies were conducted in Riyadh at health-science-related colleges; the rest were performed in different cities and colleges. The meta-analysis showed that the pooled estimate of smoking prevalence among college students in the KSA was 17% (95% CI: 11-23%). Saudi male students had a prevalence rate of 26% (95% CI: 24-29%), whereas for Saudi female students the prevalence was 5% (95% CI: 3-7%).
conclusionsSmoking among Saudi college students was higher than in the majority of regional countries (e.g. Iran). Saudi male students had a higher smoking prevalence than Saudi female college students. Additionally, studies that reported a high prevalence targeted students in specific disciplines. Public health authorities in the KSA should develop a surveillance system that monitors the prevalence of tobacco smoking on campuses. A surveillance system of monitoring tobacco use among Saudi college students could be beneficial in determining the degree of the tobacco problem and in improving current tobacco control programs.
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