Women in Saudi Arabia and the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review

MK Alshaikh, FT Filippidis, JP Baldove… - … of environmental and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death in Saudi
Arabia. Saudi women in particular are more susceptible as there are sociocultural …

[HTML][HTML] Smoking tobacco prevalence among college students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Systematic review and meta-analysis

SA Alotaibi, MA Alsuliman… - Tobacco Induced …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS PubMed, Science Direct, APA PsycNET, Web of Science, and CINAHL were
used to search for published articles reporting the smoking prevalence among Saudi college …

Socioeconomic determinants of smoking in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

AMN Qattan, MK Boachie, M Immurana… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tobacco consumption, or smoking, is a major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality
worldwide, including in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). In order to reduce the …

Determinants and prevalence of tobacco smoking among medical students at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia

M Alkhalaf, A Suwyadi, E AlShamakhi… - Journal of smoking …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Tobacco smoking has a significant role in health deterioration worldwide; it can lead to many
dangerous diseases. Tobacco smoking among medical students is common worldwide, but …

Awareness, knowledge and perception of electronic cigarettes among undergraduate students in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

AA Aqeeli, AM Makeen, T Al Bahhawi… - Health & social care …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The use of electronic cigarettes (e‐cigarettes) has steadily grown over the past few years,
rising in popularity amongst young adults, especially. Owing to the perception that e …

Khat use and psychotic symptoms in a rural Khat growing population in Kenya: a household survey

L Ongeri, F Kirui, E Muniu, V Manduku, L Kirumbi… - BMC psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
Background Khat is an amphetamine like psychostimulant chewed by over 10 million people
globally. Khat use is thought to increase the risk of psychosis among its chewers. The …

Prevalence and predictors of tobacco smoking among university students in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh

MS Hassan, MK Hossain, HTA Khan - International health, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Among university students, large numbers are involved with smoking and suffer
from many chronic diseases. This study examined tobacco smoking prevalence and …

Knowledge, attitudes, prevalence and associated factors of cigarette smoking among university students: a cross sectional study

O Al Omari, L Abu Sharour, K Heslop… - Journal of community …, 2021 - Springer
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of smoking and associated sociodemographic
and economic factors as well as students' knowledge about and attitudes towards smoking …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in substance use patterns and disorders among an Iranian patient sample receiving methadone maintenance treatment

A Ghaderi, M Motmaen, I Abdi… - Electronic physician, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The current prevalence rate of substance abuse and dependence, represents
an increasing trend of substance abuse and dependence among women, and the results of …

Effects of age, metabolic and socioeconomic factors on cardiovascular risk among Saudi women: A subgroup analysis from the heart health promotion study

H Wahabi, S Esmaeil, R Zeidan, A Fayed - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in women.
Along with the effect of age on the risk of CVD, the reproductive profile of women can …