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27 / 12 / 2022

 


Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness among the population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Muaz Saeed Bazuhair, Talal Mansour Alfaidi, Khalid Rafat Shalwala, Abdulgader Abdulaziz Mira, Abdulrahman Saleh AlGarni, Saleh Yehya Albarakati, Abdulaziz Omar Almehmadi, Nasser Adel Alghamdi, Naif Almuteiri.


Abstract
Objective: To assess the level of awareness of visual loss and other smoking-related diseases and their impact on the motivation for smoking cessation among the general population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on the general adult population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted using a questionnaire and Google Sheets to send the questionnaire to the individuals.
Results: A total of 717 questionnaires were valid for analysis; there were 66.7% males, and 30.1% were in the age range of 18-25 years. There were 24.8% smokers, with 34.8% who smoked for more than 10 years. Around 55.1% participants had high knowledge, whereas 44.9% had insufficient knowledge. The level of knowledge was considerably associated with gender (p = 0.015), smoking status (p = 0.0001), and smoking duration (p = 0.036).
Conclusion: A moderate level of knowledge was found among participants; gender, smoking status, and smoking duration were determinants of the level of knowledge.

Key words: Knowledge, awareness, smoking, diseases, ophthalmology, eye.


 
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Bazuhair MS, Alfaidi TM, Shalwala KR, Mira AA, AlGarni AS, Albarakati SY, Almehmadi AO, Alghamdi NA, Almuteiri N. Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness among the population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2023; 7(3): 438-443. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1667764180


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Bazuhair MS, Alfaidi TM, Shalwala KR, Mira AA, AlGarni AS, Albarakati SY, Almehmadi AO, Alghamdi NA, Almuteiri N. Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness among the population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=127901 [Access: March 28, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1667764180


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Bazuhair MS, Alfaidi TM, Shalwala KR, Mira AA, AlGarni AS, Albarakati SY, Almehmadi AO, Alghamdi NA, Almuteiri N. Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness among the population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2023; 7(3): 438-443. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1667764180



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Bazuhair MS, Alfaidi TM, Shalwala KR, Mira AA, AlGarni AS, Albarakati SY, Almehmadi AO, Alghamdi NA, Almuteiri N. Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness among the population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2023), [cited March 28, 2024]; 7(3): 438-443. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1667764180



Harvard Style

Bazuhair, M. S., Alfaidi, . T. M., Shalwala, . K. R., Mira, . A. A., AlGarni, . A. S., Albarakati, . S. Y., Almehmadi, . A. O., Alghamdi, . N. A. & Almuteiri, . N. (2023) Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness among the population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 7 (3), 438-443. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1667764180



Turabian Style

Bazuhair, Muaz Saeed, Talal Mansour Alfaidi, Khalid Rafat Shalwala, Abdulgader Abdulaziz Mira, Abdulrahman Saleh AlGarni, Saleh Yehya Albarakati, Abdulaziz Omar Almehmadi, Nasser Adel Alghamdi, and Naif Almuteiri. 2023. Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness among the population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (3), 438-443. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1667764180



Chicago Style

Bazuhair, Muaz Saeed, Talal Mansour Alfaidi, Khalid Rafat Shalwala, Abdulgader Abdulaziz Mira, Abdulrahman Saleh AlGarni, Saleh Yehya Albarakati, Abdulaziz Omar Almehmadi, Nasser Adel Alghamdi, and Naif Almuteiri. "Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness among the population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 7 (2023), 438-443. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1667764180



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Bazuhair, Muaz Saeed, Talal Mansour Alfaidi, Khalid Rafat Shalwala, Abdulgader Abdulaziz Mira, Abdulrahman Saleh AlGarni, Saleh Yehya Albarakati, Abdulaziz Omar Almehmadi, Nasser Adel Alghamdi, and Naif Almuteiri. "Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness among the population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 7.3 (2023), 438-443. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1667764180



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Bazuhair, M. S., Alfaidi, . T. M., Shalwala, . K. R., Mira, . A. A., AlGarni, . A. S., Albarakati, . S. Y., Almehmadi, . A. O., Alghamdi, . N. A. & Almuteiri, . N. (2023) Knowledge about the relationship between smoking and blindness among the population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 7 (3), 438-443. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1667764180





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