Online ISSN: 2515-8260

PREVALENCE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES USE AMONG HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN MAKKAH, 2019

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Fayza Ramadan Hawsawi , Ahmad Zuhair Mashat, Hajer Gali Alharbi , Salwa Ali Hassan , Eman Hamed Allogmani , Adnan Abdulqader Qeder , Rushdi Hisun Alhakami, Laila Abdo Barnawi , Kefah Mohammed Algamdi , Ahmad awadh Alkhdedi

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BACKGROUND: Most health care providers are aware of e-cigarettes, but the information is scarce regarding the magnitude of this newly emerged habit in Saudi Arabia, since introduction in the early 2000s, e-cigarette use has rapidly increased among adolescents worldwide. then adult However, little is known about e-cigarette uptake among adolescents in Saudi Arabia. Tobacco smoking is highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia, and there is a need to reduce the resultant health burden via patient-oriented smoking cessation interventions. Primary care physicians (PCPs) have a significant role in providing counseling and advice to quit smoking . World Health Organization (WHO) reported tobacco use as one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, mentioned that in 2015, over one billion people smoked tobacco. This study aimed to assess Prevalence of Electronic Cigarettes Use Among health care providers in the Primary Health Care in Makkah, Although it is declining worldwide in many countries, the prevalence of tobacco smoking appears to be increasing in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

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