Waterpipe Smoking Among U.S. University Students

Primack, Brian A.; Shensa, Ariel; Kim, Kevin H.; Carroll, Mary V.; Hoban, Mary; Leino, Eeva; Eissenberg, Thomas; Dachille, Kathleen; Fine, Michael J.

doi:10.1093/ntr/nts076

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“…In the current study, 35.4% of the entire group reported waterpipe use at least once (Table 1,3). The waterpipe use among medical students was high, the risk was higher for males and last class students, and similar studies supported our results (Poyrazoglu et al, 2010, Primack BA et al, 2013, Sahin and Cinar, 2015.…”

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confidence: 89%

Hazardous Health Behaviour among Medical Students: a Study from Turkey

Naçar¹,

Çetinkaya²,

Baykan³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Hazardous health behaviour in young people is an important factor that affects the individual risk for non-communicable diseases and other disorders later in life. This study aimed to determine the hazardous health behaviour of first and last class medical students of Erciyes University. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out with 240 medical students from the first and 130 students from the last (sixth) class. Data were obtained by questionnaire between March-April 2012. In total, 339 students were included with a response rate of 91.6%. Socio-demographic characteristics, school success, self-reported economic difficulties, health perceptions, hazardous health behaviour related to chronic disease, tobacco, alcohol, substance use, body weight, height, traffic, violence and nutrition were assessed in line with the literature. Results: Of the participants; 64.0% were from first and 36.0% were from the last class. Mean ages for the first and last classes were 19.4±1.5 and 24.0±1.5 years, respectively. In the current study, males exhibited more hazardous behaviour than females. Sime 19.8% of the students in the study group used alcohol, 35.4% used a waterpipe, and 24.8% used tobacco at least once. These rates increased in both genders in the last class and the increase in males was significant. Some 3.8% of the students in the current study used pleasure-inducing illegal substances at least once. All the students participating in the current study were single, the number of males reported not using condoms (8.6%) was 4.56 times higher compared to females. Some 64.0% of the students did not perform physical activity lasting at least 30 minutes for five times a week, 13.0% did not sleep for mean 7-8 hours daily, males having a 2.9 times higher risk. More than 1/3 of the students did not consume cooked vegetable dishes and ¼ did not consume fresh fruits and salads, the rates were higher among males. Conclusions: In the current study, hazardous health behaviour was prevalent among medical students, with higher risks among males and last class students. According to these results, medical curriculum may be focused on decreasing hazardous health behaviour. In addition, in order to prevent unhealthy behaviour, the number of youth-friendly health facilities should be increased.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Hazardous Health Behaviour among Medical Students: a Study from Turkey

Naçar¹,

Çetinkaya²,

Baykan³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…This percentage increased from 23% at 14 to 40% at 18 year-olds (7). Another US study (152 universities, n= 105012, ages 18 to 30) yielded that the percentage of college students that smoked waterpipe at least once is approximately 30% (8). Young population is more susceptible to the use of waterpipe because of their tendency to try new things.…”

Section: Waterpipe Tobacco Smokingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Waterpipe tobacco smoking

Günen¹,

Tarraf²,

Nemati³

et al. 2016

Tuberk Toraks

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“…However, about 40% of current hookah tobacco users in college smoke only this product (64) suggesting that hookah tobacco smoking substantially contributes to the initiation of tobacco use among tobacco-naïve individuals. Furthermore, cigarette-naïve hookah smokers have a two-fold higher risk of becoming cigarette smokers than never smokers (65).…”

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Review of hookah tobacco smoking among college students: policy implications and research recommendations

Gathuru¹,

Tarter²,

Klein‐Fedyshin

2015

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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Background: About 30% of college students have smoked hookah tobacco. Although most students perceive this product to be innocuous and non-addictive, hookah tobacco increases the risk for disease and nicotine dependence. Currently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not regulate the manufacture, distribution, or sale of hookah tobacco. Objective: Empirical literature pertaining to hookah tobacco smoking is reviewed with a focus on the implications for regulatory policy. Methods: PubMed, PsycINFO, and Scopus databases were searched to locate articles published in English. The literature search combined

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Waterpipe Smoking Among U.S. University Students

Cited by 151 publications

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Hazardous Health Behaviour among Medical Students: a Study from Turkey

Hazardous Health Behaviour among Medical Students: a Study from Turkey

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