ArticleSaudi medical journal2021
Determinants of tobacco cessation among patients with chronic diseases (diabetes/hypertension) enrolled in Ministry of Health Tobacco Cessation Clinics, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2012-2017: A case control study.
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- Early Initiation and Dual Patterns of Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use among Adults in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia:Saudi medical journal · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with Successful Smoking Cessation Among Adults in Saudi Arabia-A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate factors associated with tobacco cessation among patients with (diabetes or hypertension) who attended Ministry of Health (MOH) Tobacco Cessation Clinics (TCC), Saudi Arabia over the years 2012-2017.
methodsA case control study was conducted with 402 respondents. Data collection took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from January 2018 to April 2018. Cases were patients with diabetes or hypertension who had been abstinent from tobacco for at least 6 months after attending MOH tobacco cessation clinics. Controls were patients with chronic diseases who had not quit tobacco after cessation clinics. Data were collected through a questionnaire by telephone interviews. Descriptive analysis, bivariate analysis, and multivariable regression were carried out.
resultsOverall, 85 (21.1%) respondents had successfully quit tobacco, while 317 (78.9%) had not. Among those who had not quit cigarettes, 97 (42.4%) had reduced cigarette consumption, the mean difference in cigarette smoking from before to after MOH TCC was 01.812±5.928 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.584-1.040). Most of those who used other forms of tobacco 16 (72.7%) had not changed their consumption. The likelihood of successfully quitting tobacco increased with those lower educational level (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=17.01, 95% CI: 1.00-289.2,
conclusionTo increase abstention rates, chronic disease counseling with regular follow-ups, providing toll-free telephone services should be considered. More effort is needed to reduce non-cigarette tobacco consumption.
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