Tobacco use and khat chewing among adolescents in Yemen: a large-scale school-based cross-sectional study
The prevalence of khat chewing, shisha use, and to lesser extent cigarette smoking among Yemeni adolescents is high that needs immediate intervention. The results highlight the urgent need to implement prevention strategies to tackle these habits among the youth in Yemen.
Authors
- Sadeq Ali Al‐Maweri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4932-1377)
- Abdulaziz Abdullah Asiri
- Walid A. Al‐Soneidar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0436-6395)
- Asma Almeslet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7452-4072)
- Zakarya Al‐Muaalemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1729-1193)
- Saba Kassim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6236-3390)
- Abdullah G. Amran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0533-1688)
- Baleegh Abdulraoof Alkadasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3835-0252)
- Faisal Abulohom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9074-4171)
- Saleem Abdulrab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0419-2612)
- Esam Halboub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1894-470X)
- Mohammed Abdullah Basalamah
- Hesham Mohammed Al‐Sharani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9576-2408)
- Mohammed Nasser Alhajj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4477-3024)
- Anas Shamala
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology (YE)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Taibah University (SA)
- King Saud Medical City (SA)
- Al-Ahgaff University (YE)
- Thamar University (YE)
- Riyadh Elm University (SA)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
- University of Science and Technology, Sana’a (YE)
- Qatar University (QA)
- Ibb University (YE)
- Jazan University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19803-0
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.80
Funders
- Qatar National Library