Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Al-Baha university
High education
Faculty of applied medical sciences
Department of nursing

Sociology presentation
Smoking phenomenon
Student Name : dana ali
ID : 441003661
Dr : najlaa kameel
 - Introduction
- Definition
- Why do people choose to smoke?
- Environmental, educational, and
outline socioeconomic characteristics of tobacco use
in KSA
- Percentage of smokers in Saudi Arabia
- How to quit smoking ?
- Conclusion
- References
 Introduction

Smoking is a scourge of society and it’s a negative phenomenon

prevalent in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It threatens the life of the
smoker and whoever is near someone who smokes, and the harms of
inhaling it are much greater than smoking it. in this presentation we will
review the reasons for its spread and the environment for who smokes.
 Definition of smoking

• According to WHO's Smoking and Tobacco Use Policy, a smoker is someone

who smokes any tobacco product, either daily or occasionally. A daily
smoker is someone who smokes any tobacco product at least once a day. An
occasional smoker is someone who smokes, but not every day
 Why do people choose to smoke?
1- The temptation and encouragement of colleagues and companions for young men came at the
forefront of the motives for smoking

2- Personal experience

3- Imitating a family member

4- The desire to increase self-confidence and self-affirmation

5- stress relief

6-pleasure
 Environmental, educational, and socioeconomic characteristics
of tobacco use in KSA

• Prevalence of tobacco use and daily cigarette consumption were associated with age, peer
pressure, and we noticed that married people, uneducated people, and those in certain
occupations (e.g. manual workers, businessmen, army officers, and office workers) have the
Higher smoking rates. 

• Religion in Saudi Arabia constituted the main preventative factor among the non-smoking
population (42.3%).

•  Notably, smoking is not socially acceptable in Saudi Arabia, especially among females.
Percentage of smokers in Saudi Arabia

• Smoking in Saudi Arabia is prohibited in all public places “Official figures” for the year 2012
indicate that there are about six million smokers in the Kingdom, including eight hundred
thousand students in middle and high schools. About 10% of smokers were women

• Male smokers aged 15 years and over reached 32.05% in the Tabuk region, while the lowest
percentage was in the Asir region and amounted to 11.08%, while the percentage in the rest
of the regions reached nearly 20% for the same age group.
 How to quit smoking ?

• Think positive
• Make a plan to quit smoking
• Consider your diet
• Change your drink
• Identify when you crave cigarettes
• Get some stop smoking support
• Make non-smoking friends
• Keep your hands and mouth busy
 Conclusion

If effective smoking control strategies are not enacted, serious

consequences, increasing premature mortality rates among
them, will continue to threaten the KSA.
 Refreance

https://veterans.smokefree.gov/nicotine-addiction/reasons-people-smoke

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.alarabiya.net

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4401874/

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/quit-smoking/10-self-help-tips-to-stop-smoking/