TY - JOUR ID - 33063 TI - Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking Usage among Adolescent Students in Northern Saudi Arabia JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 AU - Algorinees, Rakan Mosa AU - Alreshidi, Ibrahim Ghazy Kiran AU - Alateeq, Mohammed Fahad Mohammed AU - Alghuraymi, Abdullah Abdulaziz Salem AU - Alfayez, Adel Ahmed Abdulrahman AU - Almuzaini, Fahad khaled Fahad AU - Alsaif, Mohammed Abdulaziz Brahim AD - College of Medicine, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) AD - Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 17 IS - 8 SP - 3839 EP - 3843 DO - N2 - Background Cigarette smoking is a major public health issue in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in recent years, particularly among adolescents. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking usage among adolescent students in the north of the country. Materials and Methods This was a cross-sectional study investigated 305 adolescent students from the Northern KSA population, their ages ranging from 11 to 19 years old. Results Of the 287 respondents, 56/287(19.5%) were found to be current smokers. Of the 56 current smokers, 14/52 (27%), 29/52 (55.8%), and 9/52 (17.2%) smoked 1-3, 4-10 and 11+ cigarettes/day, respectively. For duration most had smoked for 26-36 months. Conclusions The findings of the present study indicate that cigarette smoking use is still an important risk behavior among adolescent students. The findings of this study found a significant association of cigarette smoking usage and adolescents various believes and attitude for initiation of smoking and perception toward knowledge of other factors that contribute to the burden of tobacco use. UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_33063.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_33063_a13dc19c3afdd2646870175823bc2885.pdf ER -