COVID-19如何影响沙特社区的吸烟习惯?
Faisal A Alhazani1, Abdullah S Alsultan1, Riyadh F Alshehri1
1College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus
|June 28, 2024
概括
由于COVID-19疫情的封锁,沙特阿拉伯的许多人吸烟率增加了,特别是那些经历过压力的人. 有针对性的戒烟支持至关重要,考虑到个人因素和健康危机期间的心理影响.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 由于COVID-19大流行,全球各地需要政府实施封锁.
- 封锁改变了日常生活,增加了社会隔离,并影响了心理健康.
- 吸烟是与COVID-19严重程度和结果相关的一个因素.
研究的目的:
- 调查封锁对沙特阿拉伯吸烟习惯的流行和影响.
- 评估限制前后吸烟态度,行为和消费率的变化.
- 了解与流行病相关的压力和吸烟行为之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 这是一项涉及921名来自沙特阿拉伯普通人口的参与者的横截面研究.
- 数据通过结构化,自我响应的在线问卷收集.
- 在收集数据之前获得了机构研究伦理批准.
主要成果:
- 39.0%的参与者报告说吸烟增加了,而15.4%的人报告说吸烟减少了,5.1%的人戒烟.
- 单身人士的吸烟率较高,戒烟率低于已婚人士.
- 疫情期间增加的压力与增加吸烟的更高患病率相关.
结论:
- 在流行病期间需要有针对性的戒烟干预措施,考虑到人口统计和心理压力.
- 在卫生危机期间,公共卫生倡议应该提高人们对吸烟对健康的负面影响的认识.
- 压力管理和其他应对策略的资源对于戒烟的努力至关重要.
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