Almutairi Khalid M
Community Health Science Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh, 11433, Saudi Arabia.
J Relig Health. 2016 Apr;55(2):469-79. doi: 10.1007/s10943-015-0003-z.
This study describes the relationships of smoking behavior among a sample of male college students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to their religious practice, parents' smoking behaviors and attitudes, peers' smoking behaviors and attitudes, and knowledge about the dangers of smoking. A 49-item questionnaire was developed and pilot tested in KSA. This questionnaire was completed during the academic year 2013 by 715 undergraduate male students at the King Saud University in Riyadh. 29.8% of the students were smokers (13.8% cigarette smokers, 7.3% sheesha smokers, and 27% cigarette and sheesha smokers). Students in the College of Education were much more likely to be smokers than the students in the College of Science. The differences between the College of Education and the College of Science was statistically significant (χ (2) = 16.864. df = 1, p = .001). Logistic regression analysis suggested that students who were more faithful in their practice of Islam were 15% less likely to smoke. Students who were more knowledgeable about the dangers of smoking were 8% less likely to smoke. The logistic analysis identified peers (friends) as the most powerful factor in predicting smoking. The four-factor model had an overall classification accuracy of 78%. The need to understand more fully the dynamics of peer relations among Saudi Arabian males as a basis for developing tobacco education/prevention programs. Prevention programs will need to include education and changes in the college level or earlier in KSA.
本研究描述了沙特阿拉伯王国（KSA）男大学生样本中的吸烟行为与其宗教活动、父母的吸烟行为及态度、同伴的吸烟行为及态度以及吸烟危害知识之间的关系。在沙特阿拉伯王国开发了一份包含49个条目的问卷并进行了预测试。该问卷于2013学年由利雅得沙特国王大学的715名本科男学生填写。29.8%的学生吸烟（13.8%吸香烟，7.3%吸水烟，27%既吸香烟又吸水烟）。教育学院的学生比理学院的学生更有可能吸烟。教育学院和理学院之间的差异具有统计学意义（χ(2)=16.864，自由度=1，p=.001）。逻辑回归分析表明，在伊斯兰教活动中更虔诚的学生吸烟可能性降低15%。对吸烟危害了解更多的学生吸烟可能性降低8%。逻辑分析确定同伴（朋友）是预测吸烟的最有力因素。四因素模型的总体分类准确率为7８%。需要更全面地了解沙特阿拉伯男性同伴关系的动态，以此作为制定烟草教育/预防计划的基础。预防计划将需要包括沙特阿拉伯王国大学阶段或更早阶段的教育及变革。
