ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2013
Waterpipe smoking among middle and high school Jordanian students: patterns and predictors.
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- Oral Cancer Awareness, Attitudes, and Barriers among Jordanian Adults: A Cross-sectional Study.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2022Article
- Parental divorce and nicotine addiction in Lebanese adolescents: the mediating role of child abuse and bullying victimization.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- Prevalence of hookah smoking and associated factors among male high school students in Iraq.BMC public health · 2021Article
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- Prevalence of water pipe smoking and associated risk factors among female adolescents.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Article
- The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking among Polish youths.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2021Article
- Predictors of nicotine dependence among adolescent waterpipe and cigarette smokers: A 6-year longitudinal analysis.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- Waterpipe use among the youth in Ghana: Lessons from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2017.Tobacco induced diseases · 2020Article
- Waterpipe Nicotine Dependence and Depressive Symptoms among Adolescent Waterpipe and Dual Users.Journal of environmental and public health · 2020Article
- Waterpipe and cigarette tobacco smoking among Palestinian university students: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Patterns, Beliefs, Norms and Perceived Harms of Hookah Smoking in North IranAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2017Article
- Correlates of nicotine dependence among adolescent waterpipe smokers.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2016Article
- Substance Use in Muslim Culture: Social and Generational Changes in Acceptance and Practice in Jordan.Journal of religion and health · 2016Article
- Waterpipe smoking among secondary school students in Hong Kong.International journal of public health · 2016Article
- Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among Arab Youth; a Cross-Country Study.Ethnicity & disease · 2016Article
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Abstract
Despite the increase in attention to waterpipe tobacco smoking, the patterns and predictors of this method of tobacco use among Jordanian youth are not well known. The current study was conducted to assess the patterns and the predictors of waterpipe tobacco smoking among school aged students in one of Jordan's Central Governorates. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate the patterns and predictors of waterpipe tobacco smoking among youth (grades 6, 8, 10 and 12). Using a multistage random sampling more than 1,000 students was selected. Data were collected using the Arabic Youth Tobacco Use Composite Measure (YTUCM). Waterpipe smoking was assessed for "past 12 months", "past month" and "past week". Students' ages ranged from 11 to 18 years, (mean age ± 14.7; SD ± 1.9 years). The percentage of girls who smoked waterpipe was greater for all frequencies of use than it was for boys. Age, gender, and belief that smoking makes more friends were predictors of smoking among study participants. This is the first known study to examine waterpipe smoking among youth aged 11 and 12. Our findings illustrate the need for public health campaigns to reach and educate youth, their families, teachers and school systems regarding the growing recognized health risks of waterpipe smoking.
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