Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) and participants' BMI across various sociodemographic groups in Arab countries in the Mediterranean Region

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 o...

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Published in:Tobacco induced diseases 2022-11, Vol.20 (November), p.98-16
Main Authors: Al Sabbah, Haleama, Assaf, Enas A, Taha, Zainab, Qasrawi, Radwan, Ismail, Leila Cheikh, Al Dhaheri, Ayesha S, Hoteit, Maha, Al-Jawaldeh, Ayoub, Tayyem, Reema, Bawadi, Hiba, AlKhalaf, Majid, Bookari, Khlood, Kamel, Iman, Dashti, Somaia, Allehdan, Sabika, Waly, Mostafa, Al-Halawa, Diala Abu, Mansour, Rania, Ibrahim, Mohammed, Al-Mannai, Mariam
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Language:English
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arab countries
body mass index
cigarette smoking
covid-19
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waterpipe smoking
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Summary: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. 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 ). Overall, the prevalence rate of smoking decreased significantly during the lockdown from 29.8% to 23.5% (p
ISSN:1617-9625
2070-7266
1617-9625
DOI:10.18332/tid/155007