ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Tobacco use trends among youth in Saudi Arabia: 2007-2022.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Smoking prevalence and emerging tobacco product use among Saudi adolescents: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Status of COPD in Saudi Arabia: challenges, gaps, and opportunities for health system transformation.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Motives for Quitting Smoking and Reasons for Relapse Among Current Smoking Quitters in Abha City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Epidemiological Trends and Burden of Adult Kidney Cancer in Saudi Arabia: A 42-Year Retrospective Analysis (1982-2023).Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Observational
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- Impact of Household Environmental Conditions on Residents' Health in the Dammam Metropolitan Area, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Environmental health insights · 2026Article
- Dietary habits and their association with irritable bowel syndrome among the public population in Saudi Arabia: a multicenter based study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Quit attempts and cessation support among youth smokers in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2022 Global Youth Tobacco Survey.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Gulf region smoking mortality trends and forecasts: A 30-year systematic evaluation of tobacco-attributable deaths.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Tobacco use is a major global public health challenge, causing millions of deaths annually. In Saudi Arabia, increasing adult smoking rates highlight the need for improved tobacco control measures. Aim: This study examined trends in tobacco use among youth in Saudi Arabia from 2007 to 2022, evaluating shifts in the determinants of tobacco use and the effectiveness of control measures over time. Methods: We analyzed three waves of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) conducted in Saudi Arabia (2007, Results: This study revealed a substantial decline in current tobacco product usage, dropping significantly from 15.9% in 2007 to 9.4% in 2022 ( Conclusion: Although overall tobacco use decreased, alarming trends, emerged, such as earlier smoking initiation and declining intentions to quit among females. Future interventions should focus on preventing early tobacco use initiation by addressing misconceptions, promoting cessation, and enforcing restrictions on youth access to tobacco products.
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