Background: Smoking is a recognized risk factor for respiratory disease.
Objective: The study objective is to evaluate their familiarity with the
consequences of smoking on the respiratory system and the risk of
respiratory disease. Methodology: A self-administered cross-sectional online
survey was conducted in 2023 to determine the prevalence and risk factors of
smoking-related disease in the Hail region. The data were entered and
processed using version 23 of the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS).
Results: In the present study, 503 individuals from both sexes (females: 60%;
males: 40%) participated. When the effects of smoking and the possibility of
developing respiratory disease were analyzed, it became clear that nonsmokers
(both sexes, male 83.2%, and female 88.4%) are more aware of the
harmful effects of smoking than cigarettes smokers (male 73.2%, and female
50%). Also, these findings revealed that smokers who do not want to quit
smoking have an adverse mindset towards quitting (16%), compared to
smokers who do want to quit (84%), and the same group got the fewest
programs about the dangers of smoking (25%), compared to smokers who do
want to quit (81%). Conclusion: The present study revealed that understanding
of the negative effects of smoking is lower in smokers than in non-smokers of
both sexes.