The Prevalence of Water Pipe Smoking and Perceptions on its Addiction among University Students in Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey

Hawash, Mohammed; Mosleh, Rami; Jarrar, Yazun; Hanani, Ahmad; Hajyousef, Yousef

doi:10.31557/apjcp.2022.23.4.1247

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“…Waterpipe smoking and electronic cigarette consumption has significantly emerged [ 41 , 42 ] with a high prevalence of waterpipe smoking among adolescents, mainly university students. Registered frequencies of adolescent WPS are 36.11% in the Arabian countries (especially Palestine), 20.23% in Turkey and 18% in Siria [ 43 , 44 ]. Very high prevalence (43.8%) has been recorded in Iran young adults, mainly men (18–24 years old) with university education [ 45 ].…”

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Genotoxicity of waterpipe smoking in young adults from Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Cetkovic Pecar,

Haveric,

Caluk Klacar

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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Genotoxicity of waterpipe smoking in young adults from Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Cetkovic Pecar,

Haveric,

Caluk Klacar

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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The effectiveness of a theory -based health education program on waterpipe smoking cessation in Iran: one year follow-up of a quasi-experimental research

Shahabi,

Shahbazi Sighaldeh,

Eshaghi Sani Kakhaki

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background The present research aimed to determine the effect of an educational intervention based on the extended theory of planned behavior (ETPB) on waterpipe (WT) smoking cessation in women. Methods The present quasi-experimental had a pre-test, post-test design with 3, 6 and 12 months follow-ups was conducted in Bandar Abbas city, south of Iran in December 2021-March 2023. A total of 448 women over the age of 15 (224 in the intervention group (IG), 224 in the control group (CG)), using a two-stage cluster sampling method participated. The educational intervention focused on WT smoking cessation implemented in 14 sessions. The educational methods in the training sessions were lectures, collaborative discussions, Q&As, brainstorming, role plays, and peer education. The main outcome was WT cessation behavior. Repeated measures ANOVA tests and post hoc were run to compare the IG and CG at baseline in terms of demographic variables, t-test and chi square test, and in the four points of time of data collection. The data were analyzed in Stata14. A p-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results The mean and standard deviation of WT cessation behavior and all ETPB constructs in the IG was significantly higher than the CG. After the educational intervention, in the IG, the perceived behavioral control, attitude, subjective norm, intention and knowledge increased, and the weekly smoking and WT smoking habit decreased (P < 0.001). The CG did not have any significant change in other variables except for the increased knowledge score. During the 12-month follow-up, the cessation rate was 43.81% (P = 0.645) in the IG and 7.45% in the CG (P = 0.081). Conclusions The educational intervention positively affected WT smoking reduction and cessation in women through influencing the ETPB constructs. It is strongly recommended to design theory-based interventions beyond the individual level with an emphasis on interpersonal relationships to facilitate WT cessation as far as possible.

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The Prevalence of Water Pipe Smoking and Perceptions on its Addiction among University Students in Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey

Cited by 2 publications

References 47 publications

Genotoxicity of waterpipe smoking in young adults from Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Genotoxicity of waterpipe smoking in young adults from Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

The effectiveness of a theory -based health education program on waterpipe smoking cessation in Iran: one year follow-up of a quasi-experimental research

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