Alzahrani Ziyad, Zaidi Syed Faisal, Alsolami Hatem, Bashrahil Bader, Alghamdi Nawaf, Nooh Mohammad, Khan Muhammad Anwar, Alshanberi Asim Muhammed, Qanash Sultan
College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah.
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Batterjee Medical College for Sciences and Technology, Jeddah .
J Public Health Res. 2021 Sep 24;11(1):2346. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2021.2346.
In recent years, consumption of E-cigarettes has increased dramatically. Several studies have focused on the prevalence of E-cigarettes among specific groups of people, using it as a substitute to traditional cigarettes, or the participant knowledge regarding risks. This research was aimed on E-cigarettes' prevalence and its association to several factors in the general population of Western Saudi Arabia.
Using an observational cross-sectional study, data were collected from (n=465) above 18 years old smokers during the survey at public attractions. A validated self-administered questionnaire acquired from previous studies was employed to insure the suitability for the general population of Jeddah Saudi Arabia. Sample size was calculated via Raosoft@ and adults of either gender were included in the study. Descriptive or inferential statistical analysis was performed using SPSS.
The preponderance of e-cigarette smokers used entertainment as the reason for smoking, with an average of (33.9%). Although one reason for e-cigarette consumption was to cease traditional smoking, results showed an average of (49.4%), which is the majority of those who attempted to cease traditional smoking via e-cigarette, did not succeed in quitting traditional smoking. This study also demonstrated that participant that believed that e-cigarette is beneficial had a higher chance to cease conventional smoking than who did not (32.1% versus 14.6%) which is significant (p<0.001).
In conclusion, this study estimated the prevalence of e-cigarette consumption among the population of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia along with assessment of elements which help increase the overall e-cigarette consumption in Jeddah.
近年来，电子烟的消费量急剧增加。几项研究聚焦于特定人群中电子烟的流行情况，将其作为传统香烟的替代品，或者关注参与者对风险的认知。本研究旨在调查沙特阿拉伯西部普通人群中电子烟的流行情况及其与若干因素的关联。
采用观察性横断面研究，在公共场所调查期间收集了465名18岁以上吸烟者的数据。使用从先前研究中获得的经过验证的自填式问卷，以确保适用于沙特阿拉伯吉达的普通人群。样本量通过Raosoft@计算，研究纳入了不同性别的成年人。使用SPSS进行描述性或推断性统计分析。
电子烟吸烟者中，以娱乐为吸烟原因的占多数，平均为33.9%。虽然消费电子烟的一个原因是为了停止吸传统香烟，但结果显示，平均有49.4%试图通过电子烟停止吸传统香烟的人并未成功戒烟。本研究还表明，认为电子烟有益的参与者比不这样认为的参与者有更高的机会停止吸传统香烟（32.1%对14.6%），这具有显著性（p<0.001）。
总之，本研究估计了沙特阿拉伯吉达人群中电子烟的消费流行率，并评估了有助于增加吉达整体电子烟消费的因素。
