Open AccessPrevalence and perceptions of e-cigarette use among medical students in a Saudi University
Author(s) -
Eiad Habib,
Mayar Helaly,
Amany Elshaer,
Dalia Sriwi,
Mohammad Sharique Ahmad,
Mohamed Iesar Mohamed,
Akef Obeidat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_235_20
Subject(s) - medicine , electronic cigarette , population , smoking cessation , cross sectional study , family medicine , environmental health , quit smoking , demography , pathology , sociology
We hypothesized that the prevalence of electronic cigarette vaping among the medical student population is on the rise. Our aims were to assess the prevalence of electronic cigarette vaping among medical students in Saudi Arabia, to understand and analyze the reasons that led them to try it, and to investigate students' perceptions towards electronic cigarette vaping.