Study of Smoking among Females Students in Ibn Sina National Medical College

Khedrawi, Amoutazbillah Abdurahman; Alshammari, Maha Ali; Mabrouk, Saleha Hamed; Alghamdi, Tarnim Muhsen; Elsayed, Alaa Ahmed Mohamed Elmorsy; Rayes, Lujain Osama; Majrashi, Banan Mohammad Ali; Altun, Sefa Mehmet Emin; Al-Gh Amdi, Abdulmajeed Abdullah; Almanzalawi, Abdullah Labib; Alshihri, Nedaa Hassan; Atiah, Ahmed Yousef; Betrah, Qamar Omar; Mousli, Alaa Hassan; Alsarraj, Nawaf Faiq; Alqarni, Mohamed Awad; Srougi, Sultan Mohammad; Alharbi, Ahmed Abdulrahman; Alzahrani, Ahmed Fahad; Alshehri, Zaher Saleh

doi:10.12816/0033787

Study of Smoking among Females Students in Ibn Sina National Medical College

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Jeddah Maternity and Children's Hospital

² Battarjee Medical College For Science And Technology

³ Ibn Sina National Medical College

⁴ King Abdul-Aziz Hospital & Oncology Center

⁵ Kings Abdul-Aziz University

10.12816/0033787

Abstract

Background: prevention of smoking is a key strategy to improve general health. However, survey data from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia have indicated that a large number of female medical students are addicted to smoking despite the knowledge of its harmful effects. This article comparatively explores the impact of smoking on health among female medical students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected as part of a program of qualitative and quantitative research investigating the prevalence of smoking among female medical students. Objectives:to study the prevalence of smoking among females in the college of ibn Sina and it is impact on their health in relation to personal and family character, CAP knowledge attitude and practice, and association of medical condition as chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma.
Methods:the study was conducted among female’s students attending college of ibn Sina-Jeddah-Saudi Arabia. An open-ended questionnaire was developed to cover the objectives.
Conclusion: this study indicated that across the targeted sites, the descriptions made by female smokers about the harmful impact of smoking on their health were often vague. After assessment of the risk factor and variables that may increase prevalence of smoking among medical students, the prevalence of smoking was only 7.95% and used to practice smoking habit despite the knowledge of its side effects.

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