The Impact of Smoking Risk Factors During Pandemic COVID-19
1 King Abdullah International Medical Research Center/King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Hospital – NGHA, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
2 Salmaniya Medical Complex, Kingdom of Bahrain Eastern province, Al Khobar 681534714, Al Jisar, Street 4B, House number:4438, Unit number:348
3 Directorate of Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infection, MOH, P.O. Box 411, Saihat 31972, Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
4 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 12(03), 005–010
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.3.0614
Publication history:
Received on 15 October 2021; revised on 29 November 2021; accepted on 01 December 2021
Abstract:
Background: Based on world health organization, the smoking is a reason of death five–six cases per annum. Aims and Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the age, marital, education, employment, smoking and social statuses on gender in Bahrain population.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, two group: male and female comparative by using questionnaire distributed randomly and collected data to be analyzed via SPSS program.
Results: In age status, the female found to be below 30 years whereas the male is above 30 years. In marital status, the single, divorced and widow female found to be more in whereas the married male is more than married female. In education status, the Primary, intermediate and secondary male student found to be more whereas the college female student is more. In employment status, the Employed and Retired status found to be more in male whereas the Employment scholarship program, unemployed and Housewife found to be more in female. In Smoke status, the Smoking duration found to be more in female below 10 years whereas the Smoking duration found to be more male above 10 years. Also, the female Smoker consume found to be more below 20 cigarettes whereas male Smoker consume found to be more above 20 cigarettes.
Conclusion: most smokers in both are between 21 to 30 years, college students and employees. Therefore, there are serious age, education and employment phase in both gender life
Keywords:
Smoking; Age; Marital; Education; Employment; Smoking; COVID19
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