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Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Tobacco Use Among Physicians in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia, in 2024.
Cureus
November 2024
Internal Medicine, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Medical City, Madinah, SAU.
Background Smoking is recognized as a major public health issue globally; it is widely distributed among people of various origins and races in the world despite hard efforts on cessation programs. Its health hazards extend to dangerous complications, which mostly end in death according to statistics around the world. Tobacco use is influenced by several factors, which may include social pressures from peers, family influences, and media portrayals of smoking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdolescents' perceptions, experiences, and reactions to "fake" vaping devices.
Drug Alcohol Depend
February 2025
Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California San Francisco, 95 Kirkham Street Box 1361, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States.
Article Synopsis
- Vaping among adolescents, particularly with fake devices, poses significant health risks, as highlighted by the 2019-2020 EVALI outbreak.
- Interviews with 47 California teens revealed their awareness of fake vaping products, which they viewed as low-quality and dangerous, learned about through peers and social media.
- Participants felt that the existence of these fake devices was driven by profit, calling for better public messaging and stronger regulations to protect young users.
Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Smoking among Schoolchildren in Albania.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
August 2024
Institute of Public Health, Rr. "Aleksander Moisiu", No. 80, P.O. Box 1005 Tirana, Albania.
Smoking among children remains a critical public health issue, with millions of minors engaging in tobacco use, leading to addiction and long-term health consequences. Our objective was to assess the prevalence and sociodemographic distribution of smoking habits among Albanian children. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Albania in 2022, including a nationwide representative sample of 5454 schoolchildren aged 11, 13, and 15 years (N = 5454; ≈52% girls; response rate: 96%).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpact of a structured teaching on the ill effects of tobacco chewing among Indian adults.
Bioinformation
July 2024
Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India.
Tobacco chewing remains a prevalent health issue globally, particularly in India, where it is deeply ingrained in cultural practices. This study evaluates the impact of a structured teaching program on knowledge regarding the ill effects of tobacco chewing among adults enrolled in arts and commerce colleges in Patan, India. A quasi-experimental design was employed, with 100 participants recruited from arts and commerce colleges.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeer navigation for smoking cessation in people with HIV who smoke: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Nicotine Tob Res
September 2024
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI.
Introduction: People with HIV (PWH) cite smoking within their social networks as a barrier to quitting. We examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a tailored intervention, Peer Navigation Social Support for Smoking cessation (PNSS-S), designed specifically for PWH who smoke.
Methods: We randomized 64 PWH who smoked (mean age 54.
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