Sabbagh Heba Jafar, Khogeer Layla Nizar, Hassan Mona Hassan Ahmed, Allaf Hanaa Khalil
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2020 Aug 18;13:1195-1205. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S253749. eCollection 2020.
E-cigarette use has been on the rise among children and adolescents. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of the health hazards and laws regarding e-cigarette use among parents in Saudi Arabia. In addition, we evaluated the effect of parental smoking on parent's knowledge.
This study was conducted with parents of children below 18 years of age in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Jeddah was divided into four areas (north, south, east, and west) and in each area, the largest shopping mall was selected. Data were gathered using a self-administered questionnaire.
Out of 1386 parents, 61.7% were smokers, 13.3% reported that their children used e-cigarettes, and 73.6% did not discuss e-cigarette use with their children. In total, 77.3% of parents thought it was important to be educated about e-cigarette use. However, their ability to discuss e-cigarette use with their children was 13.9% lower than their ability to discuss regular cigarette smoking with their children. Parents who were smokers were more accepting of their children using e-cigarettes (<0.0001). Mothers who smoked were more accepting than fathers of their children using e-cigarettes (<0.0001).
Parents reported a lack of knowledge and attitudes regarding e-cigarette use. Parental smoking, especially among mothers, was statistically significantly related to their e-cigarette use knowledge and attitudes. Parents agreed that it was important to educate parents regarding e-cigarette use.
儿童和青少年中电子烟的使用呈上升趋势。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯父母对电子烟使用的健康危害及相关法律的了解和态度。此外，我们还评估了父母吸烟对其知识水平的影响。
本研究在沙特阿拉伯吉达对18岁以下儿童的父母进行。吉达被划分为四个区域（北部、南部、东部和西部），在每个区域选择最大的购物中心。数据通过自填问卷收集。
在1386名父母中，61.7%是吸烟者，13.3%报告他们的孩子使用电子烟，73.6%没有与孩子讨论过电子烟的使用。总体而言，77.3%的父母认为接受电子烟使用方面的教育很重要。然而，他们与孩子讨论电子烟使用的能力比讨论常规吸烟的能力低13.9%。吸烟的父母对孩子使用电子烟的接受度更高（<0.0001）。吸烟的母亲比父亲对孩子使用电子烟的接受度更高（<0.0001）。
父母报告在电子烟使用方面缺乏知识和正确态度。父母吸烟，尤其是母亲吸烟，在统计学上与他们对电子烟使用的知识和态度显著相关。父母一致认为对父母进行电子烟使用方面的教育很重要。
