Smoking and attitudes toward smoking policy at a University in Egypt

Carrillo, Amy M.

doi:10.1080/15332640.2015.1066288

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“…Amin et al (16) showed in 2010 that gender, age and having relatives and friends as smokers were among the major factors associated with waterpipe smoking. In other countries in the region, gender, income, living away from parents and having relatives/friends as smokers were among the risk factors for waterpipe/cigarette smoking (3,22,23,34,35). Thus, risk factors for tobacco use are shared among university students in Taibah University and other local and regional universities.…”

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Tobacco and waterpipe use among university students in Saudi Arabia: impact of tobacco sales ban

Daradka¹,

Khabour²,

Alzoubi³

et al. 2019

East Mediterr Health J

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One potential intervention is to ban tobacco sales, and this approach was adopted in the Saudi Arabian cites of Mecca and Medina in 2002 (14). This is a total ban throughout the whole city including Taibah University (where the current study was conducted), and all forms of tobacco including cigarettes, cigars, Jurak, and waterpipe tobacco (waterpipe cafés are also banned, as is the sale of paraphernalia used in waterpipe tobacco smoking). Traders who violate the ban are compelled to pay a fine between 5000 and 10 000 Saudi Arabian riyal (SAR) (1 SAR = US$ 0.37), and their stores could be closed if they are cited for a third violation (15). Tobacco consumption is common in Saudi Arabia, where studies indicate that, among high-school children, the prevalence of all types of tobacco smoking was 30.3% in boys and 8.5% in girls, and waterpipe smoking represented 53.9% (both genders) of current tobacco users (16). Similar prevalence was reported among college (17) and medical and dental (18-20) students. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and demographic and environmental factors associated with cigarette and waterpipe tobacco smoking among students of Taibah University, the biggest

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Tobacco and waterpipe use among university students in Saudi Arabia: impact of tobacco sales ban

Daradka¹,

Khabour²,

Alzoubi³

et al. 2019

East Mediterr Health J

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“…Although great effort has been made to understand the attitude and perception of students towards university tobacco control policies, little is known about the attitude of faculty and staff, the most stable population, towards such policies, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Few studies have investigated the general attitude of faculty and staff towards such policies in the region, however, none has looked for a change post policy implementation or has tested for policy effectiveness 33 , 34 . This study could set the stage for similar research in the region, thus informing future development of legislation and reducing overall tobacco consumption.…”

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Evaluating a tobacco-free university policy: A repeated crosssectional survey of faculty and staff in Lebanon

Farran¹,

Nakkash²,

Al‐Hindi³

et al. 2021

Tob. Induc. Dis.

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INTRODUCTION A growing body of research has evaluated the effect of university tobacco-free policies on faculty and staff, however, none of these studies has been carried out in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. This study evaluates changes in faculty and staff attitudes, perceptions and smoking behavior, at 1 year post adoption of a tobacco-free policy in a medium-sized university in Lebanon and the region. METHODS Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted in 2017 and 2018: baseline and at 1 year post policy implementation. A random sample of 625 and 624 participants took part in the 2017 and 2018 studies, respectively. RESULTS Faculty and staff had a positive attitude towards the policy at the two time points. The belief that there should be exceptions to the policy significantly decreased from 79% to 59% (p=0.002) among all smokers, particularly those with lower educational attainment (81% to 57%, p=0.007). Perception of compliance among peer smokers increased from 73% to 87% (p=0.009). The proportion of smokers did not significantly change at 1 year post policy implementation, however, 44% of smokers with lower educational attainment, compared to only 7% of those with higher educational attainment (p<0.001), reported a decrease in their smoking behavior outside campus. CONCLUSIONS The policy had a positive effect on the attitude, behavior and perception of policy benefits among smokers with lower educational attainment, who constitute the majority of smokers. Findings from this study inform and support future efforts to develop university and workplace tobacco-free policies.

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“…Este resultado no solo coincide con lo registrado en todo el mundo en la población en general, en donde la prevalencia del hábito de fumar en hombres es cinco veces mayor que en las mujeres (3), sino también con otros estudios en todo el mundo que registran valores superiores de fumadores hombres (119)(120)(121)(122)(123). Sin embargo, en Europa, al igual que en esta revisión, se encuentran también, aunque escasos, estudios que presentan prevalencias superiores en mujeres.…”

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Factores De Riesgo Comportamentales Asociados a Enfermedades No Transmisibles en Estudiantes Universitarios Lationamericanos: Una Revisión Sistemática

Caballero¹,

Delgado

López

2017

Nutr Hosp

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ResumenIntroducción: la inactividad física, el tabaquismo, el uso nocivo de alcohol y una dieta poco saludable son considerados por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) como los cuatro factores de riesgo comportamentales que aumentan el riesgo de padecer enfermedades no transmisibles. Objetivo: describir las prevalencias de los factores de riesgo comportamentales en estudiantes universitarios latinoamericanos a partir de la literatura científica consultada. Materiales y métodos: se realizó una revisión sistemática en la que fueron analizados 585 artículos mediante búsqueda electrónica en bases de datos. Después del análisis, fueron seleccionados 93 estudios que cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Resultados: la media total de prevalencias halladas en los artículos analizados fue de 52,57% ± 22,53% para el caso de la inactividad física, 22,61% ± 12,91% para el tabaquismo, 26,2 (RI 24,5) para el consumo perjudicial de alcohol y 81,3% ± 16,3% para el bajo consumo de frutas y verduras. Conclusiones: los resultados evidencian la presencia de un estilo de vida poco saludable en la población universitaria latinoamericana. Key words:Physical activity. Binge drinking.Smoking. Low intake of fruits and vegetables. College students. AbstractIntroduction: Physical inactivity, smoking, harmful use of alcohol and an unhealthy diet are considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the four main behavioral risk factors that increase the risk of suffering non-communicable diseases. Objective: To describe the prevalence of the behavioral risk factors in college students according to the scientific database analyzed. Materials and methods: A systematic review was carried out with 585 articles analyzed through electronic search in academic databases. After the analysis, 93 studies that fulfill the inclusion criteria were selected. Results: The final mean of the prevalence found in the articles analyzed was of 52,57% ± 22,53% for physical inactivity, 22,61% ± 12,91% for smoking, 26,2 (RI 24,5) for harmful use of alcohol and 81,3% ± 16,3% for low intake of fruits and vegetables. Conclusions:The results show the existence of an unhealthy lifestyle in Latin-American college students.

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Smoking and attitudes toward smoking policy at a University in Egypt

Cited by 9 publications

References 44 publications

Tobacco and waterpipe use among university students in Saudi Arabia: impact of tobacco sales ban

Tobacco and waterpipe use among university students in Saudi Arabia: impact of tobacco sales ban

Evaluating a tobacco-free university policy: A repeated crosssectional survey of faculty and staff in Lebanon

Factores De Riesgo Comportamentales Asociados a Enfermedades No Transmisibles en Estudiantes Universitarios Lationamericanos: Una Revisión Sistemática

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