Smoking patterns among primary health care attendees, Al-Qassim region, Saudi Arabia
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2003; 9 (5-6): 911-922
in English
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ABSTRACT
Prevalence, sociodemographic patterns and medical co-morbidity of smoking among a cross-section of primary health care [PHC] clients in Saudi Arabia were examined. We used a 44-item semistructured questionnaire to collect data from 1752 patients at 25 randomly selected PHC centres. Percentage of smoking was 52.3%. Although 85% were adult smokers, 8.6% began smoking before age 12. Smokers gave overlapping reasons to smoke including peer pressure; non-smokers gave religious and health logics against smoking. Of all smokers, 92.8% wanted to learn cessation strategies, 11.8% were ignorant of hazards and 32.4% reported manifestations of nicotine withdrawal. Besides alcohol use [13.4%], 81.8% had co-morbid physical disease
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Peer Group
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Primary Health Care
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Attitude to Health
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Comorbidity
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
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Community Health Centers
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Family Practice
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Motivation
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2003
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