沙特阿拉伯的电子烟使用:关于新兴趋势和公共卫生问题的横截面研究
Farah Kais Alhomoud1, Ayat Almuhayshi1, Roqaia Altarouti1
1Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Frontiers in public health
|September 3, 2025
概括
电子烟在沙特阿拉伯的年轻男性中很常见, 尽管如此,仍有报道的不良健康影响,需要公共卫生干预和监管.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生
- 流行病学
- 行为科学
背景情况:
- 电子烟的使用在全球范围内越来越普遍,
- 了解电子烟使用的模式,动机和看法对于制定有效的公共卫生战略和政策至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查沙特阿拉伯成年人使用电子烟的模式,动机和看法.
- 确定与电子烟使用相关的人口和社会经济因素.
- 提供有关电子烟使用的公共卫生干预措施和政策制定信息.
主要方法:
- 通过社交媒体分发的在线问卷进行了一项描述性的横截面研究.
- 参与者包括18岁及以上的沙特阿拉伯传统吸烟者和前吸烟者.
- 统计分析包括描述性统计,基平方测试,ANOVA,相关性和多项逻辑回归 (p ≤0.05).
主要成果:
- 年轻男性的电子烟使用率显著高 (p = 0.028),收入和教育水平较低与使用率增加有关 (p = 0.001,p = 0.030).
- 双重使用者 (电子烟和传统香烟) 为47%,前吸烟者为31%,单独使用电子烟的人为22%.
- 原因包括戒烟 (45%),口味多样性 (35%) 和安全感 (29%),44%的人报告呼吸短促和胸痛等不良反应.
结论:
- 电子烟在沙特阿拉伯的年轻男性中普遍使用,受社会经济因素和安全感的影响,尽管有报道的不良健康影响.
- 建议立即实施全面的公共卫生措施,包括尼古丁监管,销售限制,税收和教育.
- 持续的监测和研究对于与卫生和教育部门合作指导有效的国家战略至关重要.
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