East Mediterr Health J. 2013 Nov;19(11):909-14.
Identifying the predictors of smoking in one of the top cigarette-consuming countries in the world is a vital step in smoking prevention. A cross-sectional study assessed the predictors of smoking in a cohort of male students in 3 universities in Saudi Arabia. A pre-tested, validated questionnaire was used to determine sociodemographic characteristics, academic performance, peers' smoking, and presence of a smoker within the family. Of the 337 participants, 30.9% were current smokers (smoked 1 or more cigarettes within the last 30 days). Lower academic performance (OR = 2.29, 95% CI: 1.02-5.17), peer smoking (OR = 4.14, 95% CI: 1.53-11.3) and presence of other smokers in the family (OR = 2.77, 95% CI: 1.37-5.64) were the significant predictors of smoking status identified using multiple logistic regression analysis. These findings highlight the influence of family and peer pressure in initiating cigarette use among the youth of Saudi Arabia.
在世界上香烟消费最高的国家之一确定吸烟的预测因素是预防吸烟的重要步骤。一项横断面研究评估了沙特阿拉伯 3 所大学的男学生队列中吸烟的预测因素。使用经过预测试和验证的问卷来确定社会人口统计学特征、学业成绩、同伴吸烟以及家庭中是否有吸烟者。在 337 名参与者中，30.9%是当前吸烟者（在过去 30 天内吸过 1 支或更多香烟）。较低的学业成绩（OR = 2.29，95%CI：1.02-5.17）、同伴吸烟（OR = 4.14，95%CI：1.53-11.3）和家庭中其他吸烟者的存在（OR = 2.77，95%CI：1.37-5.64）是使用多元逻辑回归分析确定的吸烟状况的显著预测因素。这些发现强调了家庭和同伴压力在沙特阿拉伯年轻人开始吸烟中的影响。
