ArticleSultan Qaboos University medical journal2020
Factors Affecting Smoking Initiation and Cessation Among Saudi Women Attending Smoking Cessation Clinics.
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- Smokers' and Non-Smokers' Attitudes towards Smoking Cessation in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Smoking Abstinence Self-Efficacy, Decisional Balance, and Quitting Desire Among Adult Smokers in Saudi Arabia: Gender-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Client's perception toward services of smoking cessation clinics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Exposure to Smoking as a Predictor of ADHD Subtypes Among Children Within Saudi Arabia: An Observational Study.Tobacco use insights · 2024Article
- The Intersection of Health Rehabilitation Services with Quality of Life in Saudi Arabia: Current Status and Future Needs.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Effectiveness and determinants of smoking cessation in the Saudi Arabian Region of Jazan: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- Smoking Habits among College Students at a Public University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of Abstinence Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancies of Tobacco Smoking on the Desire to Quit Among Saudi Women: A Cross-Sectional Mediation Analysis.Tobacco use insights · 2022Article
- Characteristics and Predictors of Abstinence Among Smokers of a Smoking Cessation Clinic in Hunan China.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesSmoking is one of the most adaptable risk behaviours associated with increased mortality rates, yet over one billion individuals worldwide are smokers. This study aimed to examine self-reported reasons for starting and quitting smoking among women attending smoking cessation clinics in Saudi Arabia.
methodsThis cross-sectional study took place between January 2014 and January 2017 in Saudi Arabia using previously collected data. A survey was distributed to 3,000 female smokers attending smoking cessation programmes in 18 clinics from different regions in Saudi Arabia to determine self-reported reasons for smoking initiation and willingness/unwillingness to quit.
resultsA total of 2,190 women participated in the study (response rate = 73%). Overall, the most common reason for starting to smoke was friends (31.1%), while the predominant reason for willingness to quit was health concerns (45.5%). The most frequent reason for being unwilling to quit smoking was a fear of mood changes (28%).
conclusionMost Saudi women are socially-driven to start smoking, while the most common reason for quitting is health concerns. The latter finding is promising in that it shows that smokers are gaining awareness of the adverse effects of smoking.
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