AMMAN — In Jordan, 63.3 percent of men and
16.4 percent of women smoke, and the average number of smokers in a Jordanian
household is 4.7, according to data from the Ministry of Health cited by Amman Net.
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In the study, the
Health Ministry warned that passive
smoking has many negative effects on fetuses, such as a low birth weight,
higher risk of premature birth, and higher infant mortality.
It also said that the toxins of secondhand smoke
accumulate over time, on clothes, hair, carpets, and furniture, among others,
which can affect he still-developing brains of children.
The study warned that pregnant women and young
children should stay as far away as possible from smokers to protect themselves
from the dangers of secondhand smoke.
A March 2020 study by the Library of Medicine explored
the prevalence of smoking (cigarette
and waterpipe) among university students in some Arab countries, which found
that the highest rates of cigarette smoking were in Libya (80.2 percent),
Jordan (80 percent), and
Saudi Arabia (70.7 percent). The highest smoking rates
among males were in Egypt (61.2 percent), Jordan (56.9–54.3 percent), and
Palestine (52.7 percent), for females the highest rate was in Yemen (28.0
percent).
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