학술논문
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) and participants' BMI across various sociodemographic groups in Arab countries in the Mediterranean Region
Document Type
article
Author
Haleama Al Sabbah; Enas A. Assaf; Zainab Taha; Radwan Qasrawi; Leila Cheikh Ismail; Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri; Maha Hoteit; Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh; Reema Tayyem; Hiba Bawadi; Majid AlKhalaf; Khlood Bookari; Iman Kamel; Somaia Dashti; Sabika Allehdan; Mostafa Waly; Diala Abu Al-Halawa; Rania Mansour; Mohammed Ibrahim; Mariam Al-Mannai; on behalf of the Regional CORONA COOKING Survey Group
Source
Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 20, Iss November, Pp 1-16 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1617-9625
Abstract
Introduction Tobacco smokers are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19. Lockdown was a chosen strategy to deal with the spread of infectious diseases; nonetheless, it influenced people’s eating and smoking behaviors. The main objective of this study is to determine the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) behavior and its associations with sociodemographic characteristics and body mass index. Methods The data were derived from a large-scale retrospective cross-sectional study using a validated online international survey from 38 countries (n=37207) conducted between 17 April and 25 June 2020. The Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO-EMR countries) data related to 10 Arabic countries that participated in this survey have been selected for analysis in this study. A total of 12433 participants were included in the analysis of this study, reporting their smoking behavior and their BMI before and during the COVID-19 lockdown. Descriptive and regression analyses were conducted to examine the association between smoking practices and the participant’s country of origin, sociodemographic characteristics, and BMI (kg/m 2 ). Results Overall, the prevalence rate of smoking decreased significantly during the lockdown from 29.8% to 23.5% (p