Background The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control (FCTC) was developed to assist nations in reducing the demand and supply of tobacco. …

… This study examined change in susceptibility in the GCC region and assessed youth’s
self-reported susceptibility to initiating tobacco use to help in identifying at-risk adolescents, …

METHODS Data from the 2019 nationally representative Global Adults Tobacco Survey (GATS)
was used. GATS utilized a face-to-face household cross-sectional survey that collected …

Objectives: To examined published literature describing the predictors of smoking cessation
(SC) and cessation interventions in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Methods: …

Background Tobacco use remains a leading cause of premature death. To combat tobacco
use, the Ministry of Health (MOH) improved access to smoking cessation clinics (SCCs) by …

Background Smoking is one of the major preventable causes of morbidity and mortality and
has been associated with numerous illnesses. While smoking is increasing among Saudi …

Objective The aim was to identify and review the research literature on dissuasive cigarettes,
including key concepts, types, sources of evidence and research gaps. Data sources …

METHODS Saudi tobacco smokers (n= 511) were recruited using a convenience sampling
technique. A cross-sectional survey was conducted comprising questions related to the …

As the availability of tobacco forms has evolved, emerging products known as heated tobacco
products (HTPs) are increasingly being consumed worldwide and are claimed to be less …

METHODS Convenience sampling of 742 Saudi tobacco users was conducted between July
2021 and May 2022. A cross-sectional survey was used to assess self-reported desire to …