Awareness on the association between skin aging and smoking: Impact on smoking quitting
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Aim: This study aims to evaluate the public's knowledge and awareness of the association between cigarette smoking and skin aging in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted by distributing a questionnaire to the general population of Jeddah across different age groups in 2018. Data were organized using a frequency distribution table, and analysis was done using Chi-square test.Results: Among 2443 participants, 68.2% were female and 12.6% were current smokers. More than half (64%) of the participants answered correctly that smoking increases facial aging. Slightly higher number of nonsmokers responded correctly than current and former smokers. There was a statistically significant difference between gender and the response to the association of smoking and skin aging, with majority of the females (71%) responding correctly (P < 0.0001). A considerable number of younger participants and college graduates knew that smoking increases wrinkles. Among the current smokers, 25% said that most/some smokers would quit if they learned that smoking increases facial aging. However, among the current smokers, there was no statistically significant association between their awareness of the relationship between smoking and skin aging and their motivation to quit (P = 0.032).Conclusion: The society's lack of knowledge about the association between cigarette smoking and skin aging needs more attention. Knowledge needs to be spread by prompting health campaigns and by the participation of health authorities to make more effective public health policies against smoking.
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There is a certain correlation between smoking, external aging, and facial skin aging.
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- Authors
- Alshamrani, H., Fatani, A., Alshehri, K., Almaghrabi, A., Alzahrani, Y., & Abduljabbar, M.
- Affiliations
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- Venue
- Imam Journal of Applied Sciences
- Published
- 2020
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 33
- ISSN
- 2589-0603 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2998144218
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Imam Journal of Applied Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Keywords
- skin aging, cigarette smoking, smoking cessation, public awareness, health knowledge, facial wrinkles, motivation to quit, gender differences, Jeddah
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