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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

E-Cigarette Use among Male Smokers in Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Ahmed M Al Rajeh, Ilias Mahmud, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Muhammad Aziz Rahman, Fariss Al Shehri, Salman Alomayrin, Nawaf Alfazae, Yousif Mohammed Elmosaad, Ibrahim Alasqah

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ahmed M Al RajehDepartment of Respiratory Care, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Ilias MahmudDepartment of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al-Bukairiyah 52741, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1330-7813
Mahmudul Hassan Al ImamSchool of Health, Medical, and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4701, Australia.
Muhammad Aziz RahmanInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Berwick, VIC 3350, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1665-7966
Fariss Al ShehriDepartment of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Salman AlomayrinDepartment of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Nawaf AlfazaeDepartment of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Yousif Mohammed ElmosaadDepartment of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim AlasqahDepartment of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al-Bukairiyah 52741, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0316-1374
King Faisal University · SAQassim University · SACentral Queensland University · AUFederation University · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

E-cigarette use is increasing globally. Recent evidence suggests that e-cigarettes contain harmful substances that could cause adverse health outcomes. This study investigated the prevalence and associated factors of e-cigarette use among male current smokers in Saudi Arabia. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of adult male current smokers in the Al-Ahsa province of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. We performed logistic regression analyses to investigate the factors associated with e-cigarette use among adult male current smokers. 325 current smokers participated in the study. A third of them (33.5%) were e-cigarette users. Almost all the study participants (97.0%) had heard about e-cigarettes. Participants who were occasional smokers (Odds Ratio (OR): 2.28; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.17-4.41) and had good knowledge perception of e-cigarettes (OR 3.49; 95% CI: 2.07-5.90) had higher odds of using e-cigarettes when compared to regular smokers of conventional cigarettes and current smokers with poor knowledge perception of e-cigarettes, respectively. In contrast, private employees (OR: 0.25, 95% CI: 0.07-0.85), and business owners (OR: 0.09, 95% CI: 0.01-0.63) had lower odds of using e-cigarettes compared to unemployed individuals. Compared with non-e-cigarette users, the rate of conventional cigarette smoking per day was significantly lower among e-cigarette users. Use of e-cigarette (OR: 3.57, 95% CI: 2.14-5.98), believing that e-cigarette quitting is hard (OR: 2.02, 95% CI: 1.17-3.49) and trying to quit e-cigarettes (OR: 2.17, 95% CI: 1.1-4.25) were found to be significant predictors of good knowledge perception of e-cigarettes among the current smokers. The use and knowledge perception of e-cigarettes were higher among occasional conventional male cigarette smokers than regular male smokers in Al-Ahsa province. The use of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids should be examined further in the Saudi Arabian setting.

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsTobacco ProductsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMaleSaudi ArabiaSmokerscigarettee-cigaretteSaudi Arabiasmoking

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