Mohammed Al‐hamdani
Biographic Data
| ID | 3815897 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mohammed Al‐hamdani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mohammed |
| FAMILY NAME | Al‐hamdani |
| SIGNATURE | AL HAMDANI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Qatar University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2527-4492 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Unmasking the appeal
Background: The global tobacco industry continues to target young adults through flavored nicotine products and influencer-driven marketing, masking the harmful effects of addiction. The 2025 World No Tobacco Day theme, "Unmasking the Appeal," calls for exposing these tactics. This study examined perspectives from Qatar University students on tobacco marketing and strategies to promote a tobacco-free campus. Methods: Secondary data were analyzed …
Quit journey lessons
Vaping among in Qatar is a growing public-health concern, especially among men. Evidence on effective cessation strategies and relapse triggers—especially among older adults in the Middle East—is limited. This qualitative study noted the motivations, quitting strategies, and relapse drivers among Young Adults (YAs, 18–30 years old) and Older Adults (OAs, 31 years or older) who successfully stopped vaping. Between May and June 2025, purposive recr…
Tobacco endgame policies
Background: There is limited evidence on preferences for tobacco endgame policies and support levels for them in the Middle East. Further, no studies on the interactive association of sex and tobacco use status with support levels exist to date. Objectives: To examine preferred tobacco endgame strategies and levels of support in a Qatari sample. Methods: = 372; 73.3% females) completed a cross sectional survey. Preferences for strategies were ass…
Sociodemographic characteristics and vaping motives as potential correlates of early vaping initiation
Background: Vaping's popularity has particularly increased among young people, with its prevalence varying across different regions, including the Middle East. The health impacts of vaping, especially when initiated early, are a growing concern. Aims: This study aimed to investigate the correlates of early vaping initiation (EVI) and explored the sociodemographic characteristics and vaping motives influencing EVI among vapers from Arab countries.…
Correlates of perceived social unacceptability of vaping among regular e-cigarette users
Aim: To examine the association between the social unacceptability of vaping and the main correlate, country of residence, as well as other sociodemographic variables in three Middle Eastern countries. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey study of a convenience sample of regular vapers in Middle Eastern countries was recruited. Recruitment took place through paid advertisements on social media, regular e-cigarette users, completed an online s…
Ex-Vapers’ Perspectives on Helpful and Unhelpful Influences During Their Quit Journeys
There is limited understanding of what influences vaping cessation, especially as vaping regulations change, and different jurisdictions have different regulations. This study involves 281 ex-vapers (16-24 years) from Nova Scotia, Canada. A content analysis was used to understand and compare youth and young adults' (YA) experiences of quitting vaping. Both helpful and unhelpful factors for quitting vaping were identified; each category had five t…
Second-hand smoke exposure level in the household increases risk of chest pain and wheezing
Exposure level to second-hand smoke in the household is a correlate of chest pain and wheezing. Measures to reduce such exposure through awareness campaigns are needed. However, further longitudinal examinations of the relationship between second-hand smoke in the household and reports of chest pain and wheezing are warranted
Vaping Frequency in Young Users
Background: Vaping is popular among adolescents and emerging adults; however, little is known about regular vaping patterns in older adolescents and emerging adults. Objective: The current study explored whether gender and age are associated with nicotine-based vaping frequency to ascertain ascertaining which subgroups of youth are most at-risk for frequent use. Methods: In a cross-sectional survey, participants using nicotine-based vaping device…
Risk-Taking, Social Support, and Belongingness Contribute to the Risk for Cannabis Use Frequency in University Students
Background: Cannabis use and misuse is known to be associated with a variety of negative health, academic, and work-related outcomes; therefore, it is important to study the factors that contribute to or moderate its use. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether risky behavior, belongingness and social support as clustering variables play a role in cannabis use frequency. Method: In a university student sample, participant data …
An examination of the social perceptions and vaping preferences of young electronic nicotine delivery system users
Background: Little research has been conducted on social aspects and preferences of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) use among young ENDS users, and none have examined differences in these aspects and preferences by gender and tobacco use status. Methods: A total of 558 young regular vapers (ages 16-24; vaped at least once a week for the last 3 months) from Nova Scotia were recruited to complete a demographic and vaping questionnaire. A…
Daily heavy and binge vaping is associated with higher alcohol and cannabis co-use
The associations between vaping in young people and alcohol and cannabis co-use remain understudied. The current study examined the effect of vaping frequency on past 30-day alcohol and cannabis use. Using an online survey, regular vapers (N = 1328, aged 16–24) from Canada responded to a demographic and vaping questionnaire and provided information regarding e-cigarette use and alcohol and cannabis co-use. A k-means cluster analysis was used to s…
Quit Cold Turkey”
Vaping control in Nova Scotia
Young Canadian e-Cigarette Users and the Covid-19 Pandemic
The aim of this study was to test how youth and young adult e-cigarette users responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Youth and Young Adult Vaping Survey ( N = 1,308) included 540 (44.7%) participants that reported differences in their vaping behaviors since the onset of the pandemic. Gender was the only relevant covariate that yielded a significant effect and/or interaction through a multivariate test. A two-way multivariate analysis of var…
Do perceptions and experiences of vaping among youth and young adults differ by device type
Youth and young adult (YYA) vaping is an escalating public health concern. Due to their sleek designs, desirable flavors, and high nicotine concentrations, pod-based devices currently hold the largest e-cigarette market share. The major contribution of pod-based devices to the vaping epidemic substantiates studying differences in perceptions and experiences between YYAs for pod and non-pod devices. Such evidence is imperative in hopes of developi…
Plain packaging policy
Alcohol warning label perceptions
Alcohol warning label perceptions
Plain packaging policy
Young Canadian e-Cigarette Users and the Covid-19 Pandemic
The aim of this study was to test how youth and young adult e-cigarette users responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Youth and Young Adult Vaping Survey ( N = 1,308) included 540 (44.7%) participants that reported differences in their vaping behaviors since the onset of the pandemic. Gender was the only relevant covariate that yielded a significant effect and/or interaction through a multivariate test. A two-way multivariate analysis of var…
Do perceptions and experiences of vaping among youth and young adults differ by device type
Youth and young adult (YYA) vaping is an escalating public health concern. Due to their sleek designs, desirable flavors, and high nicotine concentrations, pod-based devices currently hold the largest e-cigarette market share. The major contribution of pod-based devices to the vaping epidemic substantiates studying differences in perceptions and experiences between YYAs for pod and non-pod devices. Such evidence is imperative in hopes of developi…
Quit Cold Turkey”
Vaping control in Nova Scotia
An examination of the social perceptions and vaping preferences of young electronic nicotine delivery system users
Background: Little research has been conducted on social aspects and preferences of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) use among young ENDS users, and none have examined differences in these aspects and preferences by gender and tobacco use status. Methods: A total of 558 young regular vapers (ages 16-24; vaped at least once a week for the last 3 months) from Nova Scotia were recruited to complete a demographic and vaping questionnaire. A…
Daily heavy and binge vaping is associated with higher alcohol and cannabis co-use
The associations between vaping in young people and alcohol and cannabis co-use remain understudied. The current study examined the effect of vaping frequency on past 30-day alcohol and cannabis use. Using an online survey, regular vapers (N = 1328, aged 16–24) from Canada responded to a demographic and vaping questionnaire and provided information regarding e-cigarette use and alcohol and cannabis co-use. A k-means cluster analysis was used to s…
Vaping Frequency in Young Users
Background: Vaping is popular among adolescents and emerging adults; however, little is known about regular vaping patterns in older adolescents and emerging adults. Objective: The current study explored whether gender and age are associated with nicotine-based vaping frequency to ascertain ascertaining which subgroups of youth are most at-risk for frequent use. Methods: In a cross-sectional survey, participants using nicotine-based vaping device…
Risk-Taking, Social Support, and Belongingness Contribute to the Risk for Cannabis Use Frequency in University Students
Background: Cannabis use and misuse is known to be associated with a variety of negative health, academic, and work-related outcomes; therefore, it is important to study the factors that contribute to or moderate its use. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether risky behavior, belongingness and social support as clustering variables play a role in cannabis use frequency. Method: In a university student sample, participant data …
Tobacco endgame policies
Background: There is limited evidence on preferences for tobacco endgame policies and support levels for them in the Middle East. Further, no studies on the interactive association of sex and tobacco use status with support levels exist to date. Objectives: To examine preferred tobacco endgame strategies and levels of support in a Qatari sample. Methods: = 372; 73.3% females) completed a cross sectional survey. Preferences for strategies were ass…
Sociodemographic characteristics and vaping motives as potential correlates of early vaping initiation
Background: Vaping's popularity has particularly increased among young people, with its prevalence varying across different regions, including the Middle East. The health impacts of vaping, especially when initiated early, are a growing concern. Aims: This study aimed to investigate the correlates of early vaping initiation (EVI) and explored the sociodemographic characteristics and vaping motives influencing EVI among vapers from Arab countries.…
Correlates of perceived social unacceptability of vaping among regular e-cigarette users
Aim: To examine the association between the social unacceptability of vaping and the main correlate, country of residence, as well as other sociodemographic variables in three Middle Eastern countries. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey study of a convenience sample of regular vapers in Middle Eastern countries was recruited. Recruitment took place through paid advertisements on social media, regular e-cigarette users, completed an online s…
Ex-Vapers’ Perspectives on Helpful and Unhelpful Influences During Their Quit Journeys
There is limited understanding of what influences vaping cessation, especially as vaping regulations change, and different jurisdictions have different regulations. This study involves 281 ex-vapers (16-24 years) from Nova Scotia, Canada. A content analysis was used to understand and compare youth and young adults' (YA) experiences of quitting vaping. Both helpful and unhelpful factors for quitting vaping were identified; each category had five t…
Second-hand smoke exposure level in the household increases risk of chest pain and wheezing
Exposure level to second-hand smoke in the household is a correlate of chest pain and wheezing. Measures to reduce such exposure through awareness campaigns are needed. However, further longitudinal examinations of the relationship between second-hand smoke in the household and reports of chest pain and wheezing are warranted
Unmasking the appeal
Background: The global tobacco industry continues to target young adults through flavored nicotine products and influencer-driven marketing, masking the harmful effects of addiction. The 2025 World No Tobacco Day theme, "Unmasking the Appeal," calls for exposing these tactics. This study examined perspectives from Qatar University students on tobacco marketing and strategies to promote a tobacco-free campus. Methods: Secondary data were analyzed …
Quit journey lessons
Vaping among in Qatar is a growing public-health concern, especially among men. Evidence on effective cessation strategies and relapse triggers—especially among older adults in the Middle East—is limited. This qualitative study noted the motivations, quitting strategies, and relapse drivers among Young Adults (YAs, 18–30 years old) and Older Adults (OAs, 31 years or older) who successfully stopped vaping. Between May and June 2025, purposive recr…
Medicine (13 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (12 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (4 works) · Nicotine (4 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (4 works)