Health Care : Current Reviews

Individual and social determinants of water-pipe smoking among medical student at King Saud University

4^th Global Summit on Healthcare

November 09-10, 2015 Dubai, UAE

Yazeed Sulaiman Aleid and Ahmed Abdulhaq Naqshbandy

King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

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Abstract:

Several factors may contribute to the rising of water pipe smoking. The objectives of our study were to determine the prevalence, individual and social factors of water pipe smoking among undergraduate medical students of King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional descriptive/analytical study was done among a representative sample of 408 male and female undergraduate medical students. A simple random sampling method was used to select the participants. A self-administered questionnaire was constructed based on the National Youth Tobacco Survey in the United States. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the data. The prevalence of water-pipe smoking among medical students was 11.8% for males and 2% for females. Factors associated with water pipe smoking were water pipe smoking among siblings (OR=6.6; 95% CI = 2.3�??18.2), parents (OR=4.6; 95% CI= 1.7�?? 12.0), and close-friend (OR=65.7; 95% CI = 8.8�??490.0). The odds of water pipe smoking among the 5th year students were five times higher (OR=5.5; 95% CI = 1.4�??24.6) compared to other years. Students whose parents were widowed had 4.2-fold (95% CI= 1.2-13.7) odds of water pipe smoking compared to students with full families. Social determinants, such as water pipe smoking among siblings, parents and close friends, as well as individual factors such as years of a study and parental marital status were associated with water pipe smoking among undergraduate medical students. Our finding can potentially improve tobacco control programs in Saudi Arabia and decrease the prevalence of water pipe smoking among students.

Biography :

Yazeed Sulaiman Aleid and Ahmed Abdulhaq Naqshbandy are currently final year medical students at King Saud University and King Khalid University Hospital with big motivation to be great doctors. They are interested in public health, especially smoking as it is growing fast between communities worldwide.

Email: Yazeed.s.aleid@gmail.com