ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2016
Geographic Proximity of Waterpipe Smoking Establishments to Colleges in the U.S.
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- Evaluating how licensing-law strategies will impact disparities in tobacco retailer density: a simulation in Ohio.Tobacco control · 2021Article
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- The legacy of redlining: Associations between historical neighborhood mapping and contemporary tobacco retailer density in Ohio.Health & place · 2021Article
- Waterpipe Tobacco Warnings Need to Inform Users of Harm.Tobacco regulatory science · 2020Article
- Agent-based Modeling in Tobacco Regulatory Science: Exploring 'What if' in Waterpipe Smoking.Tobacco regulatory science · 2020Article
- The effect of college attendance on young adult cigarette, e-cigarette, cigarillo, hookah and smokeless tobacco use and its potential for addressing tobacco-related health disparities.Preventive medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionWaterpipe tobacco smoking is prevalent among college students in the U.S. and increasing in popularity. Waterpipe smoking establishments are almost completely unregulated, and limited information exists documenting the expansion of this industry. The objective of this study was to identify U.S.-based waterpipe establishments and measure their proximity to colleges/universities.
methodsWaterpipe establishments and their addresses were compiled using five Internet-based directories during 2014 and analyzed in 2015. Addresses were geocoded and overlaid on a U.S. map of accredited colleges/universities. Proximity of colleges/universities to the nearest waterpipe establishment was measured in 3-mile increments. Multinomial logistic regression was used to model the factors associated with proximity of waterpipe establishments to colleges/universities.
resultsA total of 1,690 waterpipe establishments and 1,454 colleges/universities were included in the study. Overall, 554 colleges/universities (38.1%) were within 3 miles of a waterpipe establishment. Proximity of waterpipe establishments to colleges/universities was associated with higher full-time student enrollment. Public colleges/universities and those with a smoke-free campus policy were at lower odds of having waterpipe establishments within 3 miles of their campuses.
conclusionsWaterpipe smoking establishments are more likely to be located near large colleges/universities. This study should inform initiatives aimed at reducing retail tobacco establishment exemptions.
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