Predictors of Smoking among Saudi Dental Students in Jeddah

Mansour, Ameerah Y

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“…[15][16][17] In addition, 96% of students are exposed to SHS in public places, such as cafés, restaurants, and universities. 10 This is a significant problem, as it is higher than what was reported in many population-based studies. [16][17][18] Original research 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2339…”

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“…10 This is a significant problem, as it is higher than what was reported in many population-based studies. [16][17][18] Original research 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2339…”

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“…[5][6][7] Smoking prevalence rates range from 5% to more than 40% among third-year medical and dental students across different countries. [8][9][10] Also, about 70% of students reported SHS exposure in public places. 8,9 In Saudi Arabia, smoking prevalence among male medical students in two different universities in Riyadh was 13 and 24% respectively.…”

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“…13 One study revealed that 25% of male medical students attending King Abdulaziz University (KAU) in Jeddah, were current tobacco users. 14 A cross-sectional study conducted among 336 Saudi dental students studying at KAU showed that the overall prevalence of smoking is 25% and nearly 50% of smokers started smoking during the dental program; 10 40% of male dental students are smokers, 10 which is remarkably higher than the smoking prevalence rate among the general population (12-15%) in Saudi Arabia. [15][16][17] In addition, 96% of students are exposed to SHS in public places, such as cafés, restaurants, and universities.…”

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“…In a cross-sectional study published in 2017, 39% of 336 dental students at KAU reported exposure to SHS at the university. 10 This might be due to the fact that public tobacco use is not well addressed in the dental college curriculum. 21 Health sciences university students in Barcelona supported indoor smokefree policies, but their support for extending smoke-free regulations to outdoor areas of university campuses was limited.…”

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Determinants of Support for a Smoke-free University Policy

Bamashmous

2018

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

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“…10 This is a significant problem, as it is higher than what was reported in many population-based studies. [16][17][18] Original research 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2339…”

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Determinants of Support for a Smoke-free University Policy

Bamashmous

2018

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

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Cross-sectional online survey to determine the prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practice of tobacco cessation among governmental healthcare workers in Qatar

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ObjectivesOne effective approach of tobacco control is to encourage the role and the participation of healthcare workers in the prevention efforts against tobacco use. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of tobacco use among governmental healthcare workers in Qatar, to assess healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice of tobacco cessation and to predict factors associated with above average tobacco cessation practice scores.DesignA cross-sectional survey study was conducted among healthcare workers working in Hamad Medical Corporation and Primary Healthcare Centres in Qatar using a self-administered online questionnaire in 2019.SettingHamad Medical Corporation and Primary Healthcare Centres in Qatar.ParticipantsGovernmental healthcare workers aged 18 years and above (n=7214).ResultsThe response rate of our online survey was 20.6% (7214/35 000). Of the 7214 healthcare workers, 16.3% (n=1178) were current tobacco users. In particular, the prevalence of tobacco use among physicians was 11.0%. Fifty-two per cent of healthcare workers (n=2338) attained an average knowledge score (12–17), 71.8% (n=3094) attained positive attitude scores (8–12) and 57.1% (n=3052) attained above average practice scores (12–26). Among the different professions, physicians were having the highest mean knowledge (15.3±4.7), attitude (9.4±1.9) and practice (13.7±6.1) scores. Multivariate analysis showed that having good knowledge (adjusted OR (AOR)=2.8; p<0.0001) and training (AOR=2.4; p<0.0001) were the strongest factors associated positively with above average tobacco cessation practice scores.ConclusionsHealthcare workers in Qatar have a relatively similar prevalence of tobacco use than earlier studies with no significant increase. Investing more in training programmes for healthcare workers are needed to root out this negative behaviour and to increase their skills to assist users to quit.

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Associations of smoking behavior with lifestyle and mental health among Japanese dental students

Fujita

Maki

2018

BMC Med Educ

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Background Smoking is a major risk factor for cancer and cardiovascular disease. However, mental stress leads to smoking in dental students. We believe that dentists, as health professionals, should set an example for the public. Therefore, this study determined the prevalence of and factors associated with regular smoking among Japanese dental students. We also surveyed their attitudes regarding smoking cessation and how to counsel smokers about quitting. Methods We collected demographic and behavioral data from 453 students at Kyushu Dental University, and evaluated their mental health with the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 12). We also asked them nine questions related to their intentions to counsel smokers about quitting. A multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with smoking. Results Fifty-two (11.5%) of the dental students smoked. Univariate analyses indicated that male gender, higher academic year, greater number of times eating out per day, alcohol consumption, prevalence of skipping breakfast, poor health, and poor sleep habits were significantly associated with regular smoking. Regular smokers were less likely to have GHQ 12 scores ≥4. On multivariate analysis, male gender (OR = 5.449, 95% CI = 1.851–16.040), sixth year students (OR = 21.971, 95% CI = 1.686–286.290), eating out two or more times a day (OR = 2.492, 95% CI = 1.165–5.331), drinking alcohol three or more times per week (OR = 9.484, 95% CI = 3.335–26.970), and GHQ 12 score ≥ 4 (OR = 0.339, 95% CI = 0.136–0.845) were significantly associated with regular smoking. Overall, 50.1% of the non-smokers and 71.2% of the regular smokers responded that patients’ chances of quitting smoking are not increased when a dentist advises them to quit. Conclusions Regular smoking was strongly associated with male gender, higher academic year, alcohol consumption, and higher frequency of eating out per day. Mental health status among regular smokers was better than that among non-current smokers. Furthermore, we found that more than half of dental students have inadequate attitudes to advise their patients to quit smoking. It is necessary to develop educational programs regarding smoking for dental students.

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Predictors of Smoking among Saudi Dental Students in Jeddah

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Determinants of Support for a Smoke-free University Policy

Determinants of Support for a Smoke-free University Policy

Cross-sectional online survey to determine the prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practice of tobacco cessation among governmental healthcare workers in Qatar

Associations of smoking behavior with lifestyle and mental health among Japanese dental students

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