Pattern and correlates of tobacco smoking among mentally ill male patients in El-Mamoura Psychiatric Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt | ||||
| Journal of Egyptian Public Health Association | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 92, Issue 3, September 2017, Page 167-176 PDF (629.7 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 4.10.21608/EPX.2018.16150 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mervat Abu Nazel1; Heba Elkady* 2; Sherif Abd Allah3; Riham Ibrahim3 | ||||
| 1Mental Health, Department of Family Health, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Geriatric Health, Department of Family Health, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||||
| 3El-Mamoura Hospital for Psychiatry and Addiction, Ministry of Health, Alexandria, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Despite widespread concern in public health regarding the increasing prevalence and burden of smoking and mental disorders, little is known about the double burden of these problems in Arab countries. Aim: To describe pattern and identify determinants of smoking among mentally ill male patients in El-Mamoura Psychiatric Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 randomly selected adult male outpatients receiving formal diagnosis of one or more mental disorders according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV criteria by a senior psychiatrist. A predesigned structured interviewing questionnaire and an Arabic translation of Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence were used to collect data. Results: The study indicated that 68.7% of patients were current daily smokers and 58.2% of them were high nicotine dependent. Smoking was significantly associated with single and dual diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder (odds ratio=2, 3.1, 3.9, respectively). Conclusion: Professionals working with people with mental disorders should be trained in raising awareness of smoking health outcomes and provision of counseling quit services. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Egypt; Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence; Mental Illness; pattern of tobacco smoking; shisha smoking; smoking quit motivators and barriers | ||||
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