scholarly journals Gender differences in waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in four Eastern Mediterranean countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (December) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Randah Hamadeh ◽  
Juhan Lee ◽  
Niveen Abu-Rmeileh ◽  
Muhammed Darawad ◽  
Aya Mostafa ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (14) ◽  
pp. 2275-2283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramzi G. Salloum ◽  
JuHan Lee ◽  
Aya Mostafa ◽  
Niveen M.E. Abu-Rmeileh ◽  
Randah R. Hamadeh ◽  
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Author(s):  
Elluru Venkatesh ◽  
Mohammad Yousef Al Jemal ◽  
Abdullah Saleh Al Samani

AbstractBackgroundThe present scenario shows that waterpipe smoking, one of tobacco smoking methods, the practice off which dates back at least 400 year is appealing to the youth. Waterpipe tobacco smoking is frequently linked with nations of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) comprising Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon and Syria. The present study shows the socio-demographic characteristics, behavior and knowledge of youth towards waterpipe smoking. Recognizing these features may help emphasize intervention methods.MethodsA self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data about waterpipe smoking comprising sociodemographic, behavior, reasons and knowledge from 230 university students.Results230 questionnaires were distributed from which only 199 were included in the study as 31 were excluded because of incompleteness of the survey. The mean age for starting smoking was 19.49 ± 3.75 years with 32.5% of family members and the majority of their friends engaged with waterpipe smoking. Pleasure and happiness (76%), helps me to deal with pressure (78%) and acceptance by society (91%), were the major reasons cited for waterpipe smoking. It being less harmful and less addictive (55%) compared to cigarettes and no objection from the parents (58%) were the other cited reasons. Furthermore, less than 50% of the participants had correct knowledge of its harmful effects.ConclusionIt is clearly evident from our findings that there is a meagre amount of knowledge regarding the harmful effects of waterpipe smoking. It is essential that programs to impart knowledge regarding the harmful effects of waterpipe smoking and dependence should be of the utmost importance.


2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-49
Author(s):  
Brian A. Primack ◽  
Jaime Sidani ◽  
Aaron A. Agarwal ◽  
William G. Shadel ◽  
Eric C. Donny ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Arshad ◽  
Jaideep Matharoo ◽  
Ebrahim Arshad ◽  
Simardeep Singh Sadhra ◽  
Rosemary Norton-Wangford ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Khalil ◽  
Rima Afifi ◽  
Fouad M. Fouad ◽  
Fadi Hammal ◽  
Yara Jarallah ◽  
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