scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Smoking Behaviours and Support for Smoke-Free Zones in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6927
Author(s):  
Mansour Tobaiqy ◽  
Andrew MacLure ◽  
Dennis Thomas ◽  
Katie MacLure
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Smoking Prevention ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Retrospective Reports ◽  
The Media ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Exposure To Secondhand Smoke ◽  
At Home

This article focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on smoking and smoking cessation behaviours and support for smoke-free zones in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A pre-tested structured survey was distributed by email in October–November 2020 to students and staff at the University of Jeddah. Responses were analysed using descriptive statistics with summative content analysis of open text. Participants providing open text comments (n = 374/666; 56.4%) were non-smokers (n = 293; 78.3%), former smokers (n = 26; 7.0%) and current smokers (n = 55; 14.7%). Some had household members (n = 220; 58.8%) and friends who smoke (n = 198; 52.9%) plus daily exposure to secondhand smoke at home (n = 125; 33.4%). There was an awareness during COVID-19 of: smoking inside cafes/restaurants and other indoor and outdoor public places; exposure to warnings in the media both against and promoting smoking; widespread support for smoke-free zones. Smokers plans for accessing smoking cessation support are inconsistent with retrospective reports. Many express positivity highlighting reductions in smoking but there were also negative reports of increased smoking. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of society worldwide. People have been at home more with restricted freedom of movement and limitations on social liberty. These individual accounts can help to focus evidence-based smoking prevention and cessation programmes during and post-COVID-19.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF THE TRIBAL JALWA ON THE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE COMMUNITY FAMILIES AND THE SONS OF THE FUTURE SOCIETY OF AL-JALWA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahallam Abdul Karim Al- Lassasmeh
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Decent Life ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Society ◽  
The Media ◽  
Judicial Procedures ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The study aimed to find out the effect of the tribal glow on the educational attainment of the children of the community families and the children of a future society of the Jilwa, an exploratory study in one of the villages of Karak, and this study is considered a new study about the damages resulting from the tribal glow on the university academic achievement of the children of the community families and families receiving the glow, and the impact on Their thinking in the future and how they choose scientific majors in universities, which would help them change their current conditions and improve their lives for the better, and the least expensive, due to their poor financial conditions imposed on them by the clan. The role of the tribal judiciary is considered important in limiting or minimizing the negative effects resulting from the tribal clan by creating suitable conditions for those arriving by the act of jealousy. In this way, it examines one of the social problems that the society suffers from in order to find some solutions, and to achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was constructed for the purpose of data collection, and a regular random sample was chosen, and the study concluded with a set of recommendations, the most important of which were: Increasing awareness and education through means The media, about the damage caused by al-Jawwah in terms of harm within a society, and the acceleration of judicial procedures to absorb anger, and the creation of places designated for their reception in which the conditions for a decent life are met, and the state’s provision of material and security assistance to al-Jawa’s recipients to reduce the burdens and problems resulting from the jail, and the state’s distribution of community families on More than one area; To reduce overcrowding in public places, schools, transportation, and universities.

Raheel boosts Riyadh’s anti-terrorism alliance

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Arms Sales ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Military Alliance ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
Military Campaign ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

Subject The impact of Raheel Sharif taking over as the head of the Saudi-led counterterrorism alliance Significance Pakistan’s retired chief of army staff General Raheel Sharif was last month appointed commander of the Saudi Arabia-led Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism, which now has 41 members. The appointment boosts the image of the Islamic Alliance at a time of limited progress on Saudi-Pakistan political relations and little clarity on the goals and strategy of the Alliance itself. Impacts Saudi-Pakistan military-to-military ties will develop, partly due to their longstanding defence pact and arms sales. Islamabad will continue to improve ties with Iran, even if that means somewhat alienating Riyadh. Pakistan’s army will avoid any Middle Eastern military campaign that could worsen Shia-Sunni divisions at home.

scholarly journals Arab Saudi dan Iran: Kontestasi Ideologi dan Dampaknya di Kawasan Timur Tengah Pasca The Arab Spring

POLITEA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Ihsan Hamid ◽  
Ozi Setiadi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
East Region ◽  
Islamic Religion ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Middle East Region

<p class="06IsiAbstrak">Saudi Arabia and Iran: Ideological Contest and Its Impact in the Middle East Region after The Arab Spring. Tensions surround the Middle East region, especially between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Sunni-Shia ideological factor contributed to the conflict in the region and also attracted these two countries. This research will answer the question how is the form of contestation of Sunni-Shia ideology represented by Saudi Arabia with Iran in the Middle East? What are the factors and impacts of the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran on countries in the region after the Arab Spring? The historical approach (historical analysis) was chosen to explain the two research questions above, using qualitative methods. Saudi Arabia and Iran represent both a Sunni-Shia ideological contestation, both of which try to support each other's ruling government, as well as conflicting oppositions based on ideological backgrounds. This support is carried out in the form of military assistance, weapons, or direct involvement which is marked by various statements that appear in the media. The disharmony of Saudi Arabia and Iran is driven by several factors, namely first, the Sunni-Shia ideological struggle between the two. Second, the claim to be the holder of the Islamic religion in each version. And third, oil. While the impact of this is political instability in the Middle East region after the Arab Spring, to the "cold war" involving Saudi Arabia and Iran.             </p><p class="05Abstrak">.</p>

CORES: Interactions of artistic and scientific perspectives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Guelton
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Psychology ◽  
Dynamic Approach ◽  
Verbal Interactions ◽  
The Media ◽  
Collective Interactions ◽  
The University ◽  
Theory Use ◽  
Spatial Behaviors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Participatory Theater

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CORES: Interactions of artistic and scientific perspectives&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bernard GUELTON, Universit&amp;#233; Paris 1 Panth&amp;#233;on Sorbonne, ANR CORES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artistic context&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The research team Fictions &amp; Interactions of the University Paris 1 and the media company ORBE have developed since 2013 collective artistic experiments between distant cities (Paris, Shanghai, Montreal, Rio de Janeiro). Using specially designed interactive applications and creative scenarios, the goal was to connect remote walkers between one or the other of these cities. The project was to hybridize urban spaces of different conformities through physical, virtual and fictional interactions between participants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The artistic practices of space and especially the interactions between distant walkers do not simply provide a context for study here, but form a kind of anticipation of the post-representational paradigm of cartography with examples such as the psycho-geography of the situationists in the late 1950s. As early as 1994, an artist like Fujihata used GPS technology in his project Impressing Velocity. The data collected by Fujihata models the itinerary by producing a contraction of the form during a rapid movement, or an expansion of the form during a slow movement. However, it is from the 2000s that groups of artists from participatory theater such as Blast Theory use GPS technologies, visual and verbal interactions to connect walkers in tasks of exploration or playful interaction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scientific implications&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After several years of experimentation on collective walks using instrumental and shared CTs, a central scientific question has clearly emerged: to what extent are instrumental and shared maps likely to modify our behaviours and spatial representations?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To answer the question of the impact of mapping tools and collective interactions on collective representations, the CORES project associates and crosses geography, geomatics, cognitive psychology, computer science, artistic practices of walking, design and data visualization. Each of these disciplines contributes to the proposed methodology. Spatial cognition from cognitive psychology is now extended and transformed by the neurophysiology of brain areas dedicated to spatial behaviors. If the study of representations in space has long associated cognitive psychology and geographical sciences, the CORES project renews this association in an original way by closely linking representations of space to behaviours with an approach that is no longer only static, but above all dynamic. Thus, a dynamic approach to the trackings of walkers in relation to a dynamic approach to drawn representations forms an important stake at the level of the proposed methodology.&lt;/p&gt;

Agoraphobic Behavior in Daily Life: Effects of Social Roles and Demographic Characteristics

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1283-1293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal I. M. Dijkman-Caes ◽  
Marten W. De Vries ◽  
Herro F. Kraan ◽  
Alexander Volovics
Keyword(s):  
Social Roles ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Retrospective Reports ◽  
Behavioral Variables ◽  
Normal Controls ◽  
At Home

Agoraphobia is related to demographic characteristics and social roles. To unravel behavioral aspects from demographic characteristics, daily life situations were registered with the Experience Sampling Method for 65 panic patients with and without agoraphobia. Surprisingly, panic patients with and without agoraphobia did not differ as hypothesized in reported frequencies of visits to public places. Panic subjects with agoraphobia did, however, spend significantly more time at home and with their families than did panic patients without agoraphobia and normal controls. When adjusted for demographic variables such as sex, marital status, family life, and employment, no significant differences between panic patients with and without agoraphobia emerged on the avoidance variables of remaining at home or being with a family member. The lack of discrimination of the diagnosis on these crucial behavioral variables highlights the influence of demographic characteristics and social roles on agoraphobia in daily life. Such findings challenge current diagnostic conceptualizations that rely on retrospective reports by patients of the avoidance of public places. Moreover, reliance on retrospective reports obscured the important role of significant others for understanding etiology and course.

scholarly journals Passive smoking and knowledge of its health hazards in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Algabbani ◽  
N Bin Dhim
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Tobacco Smoke ◽  
Secondhand Smoke ◽  
Passive Smoking ◽  
National Study ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Exposure To Secondhand Smoke

Abstract Introduction Exposure to secondhand smoke is a major public health issue that requires assessing its magnitude. This study assesses the current status of passive smoking and its determinates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods This national study conducted in the 13 regions of Saudi Arabia through web-based-computer assisted telephone interviews. The two main measurements were passive smoking among nonsmokers and smoking behaviors in microenvironments among smokers. Data on socio-economic and demographical data, smoking status, attitude, and knowledge on passive smoking impacts were also collected. Data was weighted by age, gender, and region to account for the different probabilities of selection. Results Exposure to secondhand smoke among non-smokers was 44%. Smoking at home with the presence of children in the same room was prevalent (25% cigarettes smokers, 30% waterpipe smokers). About 18% of smokers smoke inside their cars while children on-board. Only 34.4% of smokers perceived, “to a very large extent”, the harms of their smoking might be doing to others. As the knowledge on secondhand smoking exposure health risks increases the smokers were less likely to smoke in microenvironment (R= -0.16, p value&lt; 0.01). Almost half of the population (49.1wt.%) were “extremely concerned” about the effect of passive smoking on their health in the future. Conclusions Passive smoking is prevalent in the Saudi population and a proportion of smokers smokes in microenvironments with the presence of children. Further preventive and promotion strategies are needed to protect the public from the hazards of passive smoking with special attention to vulnerable populations. Key messages Identify the association between knowledge of the associated health risks with exposure to passive smoking and smoker behaviors that expose nonsmokers to tobacco smoke in private micro-environments. Assess the impact of individual knowledge of passive smoking associated health risks and vulnerability to passive tobacco smoke exposure.

scholarly journals The Impact of Collaborative Writing on EFL Learners’ Writing Development: A Longitudinal Classroom-Based Study in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-185
Author(s):  
Khaled Salem Aldossary
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Learning English

No previous studies have employed sociocultural theory and the notion of collaborative dialogue to examine collaborative writing in Saudi Arabia, where students favor writing individually. Exploring this topic is significant because of the importance the Saudi education system places on learning English, especially at the university level. Therefore, this longitudinal classroom-based study tested how collaborative writing affected the development of university students learning English as a foreign language in Saudi Arabia. The 46 participants were evenly divided into a control group, who wrote essays individually, and an experimental group, who worked on essays in small groups. Both groups took a pre-test before the eight-week intervention and a post-test at the end. The experimental group also took an end-of-study questionnaire. Although both groups showed improvement, the experimental group improved significantly more on the post-test than the control group and expressed positive attitudes toward collaborative writing on the questionnaire. The study concludes with theoretical and pedagogical implications and recommendations for future research.

scholarly journals ANIMASI PANDUAN PEMBUATAN SERTA PENGGUNAAN HAND SANITIZER DAN DISINFEKTAN YANG AMAN DAN EFEKTIF DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

Sarwahita ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 36-49
Author(s):  
Annisa Auliya ◽  
Aulia Siti Pathoni ◽  
Devi Aliefiyardi ◽  
Aulia Widowati ◽  
Nita Aresanti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Substance ◽  
The Body ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Active Ingredients ◽  
Hand Sanitizer ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Harmful Effects ◽  
At Home

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic occurred in many parts of the world has disrupted many aspects of life. One precaution to protect ourselves from this virus is cleaning our hands by using hand sanitizers and cleaning surfaces that are frequntly touched by using disinfectants. Therefore, there is tremendous need of this chemical substance in this pandemic era. This fact enforces people to make this chemical at home.. This homemade manufacture and use of sanitizers and disinfectants must be in accordance with the regulations, so that they don't cause any harmful effects for the body. This program is carried out with the aim of providing education to the community, especially residents of Duren Sawit Village. The media used in this program are Instagram and YouTube, and the materials were delivered in form of videos. Videos were uploaded to Instagram and YouTube on 2 – 23 June 2020. After that, a questionnaire was filled on 23 June – 1 July 2020. From the questionnaire data, it can be shown that the respondents have benefited from the video generally. The benefits obtained by the community were dealing with the functions and active ingredients contained in hand sanitizers and disinfectants; method of producing hand sanitizers and disinfectants; the importance of providing hand sanitizers and disinfectants at home; caution in using hand sanitizers and disinfectants; as well as the impact if there is a misuse of hand sanitizer or disinfectant. Through this program, it is expected that the community will be able to make and use sanitizers and disinfectants safely and effectively to achieve a healthier Indonesia. Abstrak Pandemi COVID-19 yang terjadi di berbagai belahan dunia mengakibatkan banyak aspek kehidupan terganggu. Salah satu tindakan pencegahan untuk melindungi diri kita dari virus ini adalah dengan membersihkan tangan menggunakan hand sanitizer dan membersihkan benda-benda yang sering tersentuh dengan disinfektan. Oleh karena itu, di masa pandemi kebutuhan bahan kimia tersebut meningkat tajam dan mendorong masyarakat untuk membuatnya sendiri di rumah. Pembuatan mandiri serta penggunaan hand sanitizer dan disinfektan ini harus sesuai aturan sehingga tidak menimbulkan efek yang tidak baik bagi tubuh. Program ini dilakukan dengan tujuan memberi edukasi kepada masyarakat, khususnya warga Kelurahan Duren Sawit, Kota Jakarta Timur. Materi disampaikan dengan video animasi melalui media Instagram dan YouTube. Video diunggah ke Instagram dan YouTube pada 2 – 23 Juni 2020. Setelah itu, dilakukan pengisian angket pada 23 Juni – 1 Juli 2020. Dari hasil angket, secara umum responden menyatakan sudah mendapatkan manfaat dari video yang dibagikan. Manfaat yang diperoleh masyarakat berupa fungsi, dan bahan aktif yang terkandung dalam hand sanitizer dan disinfektan; cara membuat hand sanitizer dan disinfektan; pentingnya penyediaan hand sanitizer dan disinfektan di rumah; beberapa peringatan dalam menggunakan hand sanitizer dan disinfektan; serta dampak yang ditimbulkan jika ada kesalahan dalam menggunakan hand sanitizer atau disinfektan. Melalui program ini diharapkan masyarakat mampu membuat serta menggunakan sanitizer dan disinfektan dengan aman dan efektif untuk mencapai Indonesia yang lebih sehat.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Behavior and Attitudes of Smokers and Non-smokers in South Korea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieun Hwang ◽  
Hae-ryong Chun ◽  
Eunsil Cheon
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Secondhand Smoke ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Education Culture ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Exposure To Secondhand Smoke

Abstract BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of human society, including education, culture, and economy, and has also brought changes in health behaviors such as drinking alcohol, nutrition intake, and practicing healthy living. This study conducted a qualitative research in the Korean context to examine the changes in the smoking behavior of smokers and secondhand smoke exposure of non-smokers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods Focus group interviews were conducted with 36 Korean participants (18 men and 18 women): groups were composed of cigarette smokers, e-cigarette users, heated tobacco products users, or non-smokers. ResultsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, regardless tobacco products, in the case of users who were not participating in engaging in social interaction, such as working from home or online classes, the frequency of using increased, and for users who continued engaging in social interactions, the amount of using increased each time they used. Smokers showed a tendency to avoid smoking rooms and to smoke alone in places where there were no people. In addition, non-smokers’ exposure to secondhand smoke did not decrease, but since non-smokers used masks, they reported more relief about the risk of exposure to secondhand smoke than before.ConclusionsSmokers being a high-risk group for COVID-19 did not result in smoking cessation among smokers. Therefore, policy and educational campaigns to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking and to encourage smoking cessation are needed in the future.

Effects of the #MeToo campaign in media, social and political spheres: The case of Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-290
Author(s):  
Maria T. Nicolas-Gavilan ◽  
María P. Baptista-Lucio ◽  
Maria A. Padilla-Lavin
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Political Campaigns ◽  
Deep Roots ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Public Response ◽  
Mexican State ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

This article focuses on the case of Mexico, by analysing the media coverage of #MeToo in Mexico and the public response in the social media (SM) and other spheres of society such as the Mexican state and universities. Two aspects of Mexico’s social context are considered for the study: (1) a country where women’s sexual harassment has deep roots in gender inequality and (2) the fact that during 2017‐18 very notorious political campaigns contending for the country’s presidency were occurring; hence the study evaluates the presence of women’s sexual harassment topics in the candidates’ political proposals. The results show that in Mexico the #MeToo movement had the expected effect of thousands of women expressing themselves about this problem, highlighting the multiple work scenarios where sexual harassment occurs. It shows the impact of the #MeToo movement in local # social movements extending their influence from the entertainment industry to universities and other professions. The issue was covered in the candidates’ discourse for the 2018 presidential elections. In general, it can be affirmed that SM in Mexico are public places where different grassroots communities denounce injustices, participate and promote a more egalitarian culture.

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