ArticleEthnicity & disease2016
Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among Arab Youth; a Cross-Country Study.
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- Impact of pictorial health warning labels on smoking beliefs and perceptions among waterpipe smokers: an online randomised cross-over experimental study.Tobacco control · 2023Trial
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Theory-Informed School-Based Intervention to Prevent Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: Changes in Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviors in 6th and 7th Graders in Lebanon.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
- Smoking among adolescents in Jordan: Prevalence, associated factors, and its relation to mental health outcomes.PloS one · 2026Article
- Prevalence and predictors of tobacco use among Saudi adolescents: the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2022.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Beyond cigarettes: waterpipe tobacco use as a key driver of paediatric asthma in Jordan.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Vaping leads tobacco consumption among university students in Arab countries: a study of behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with smoking.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- "Waterpipe Is Like a Wife": Qualitative Assessment of Perspectives on Waterpipe Smoking Dependence.Addiction & health · 2022Article
- Association between preventable risk factors and metabolic syndrome.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2022Article
- Tobacco cessation programs and factors associated with their effectiveness in the Middle East: A systematic review.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Review
- Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) and participants' BMI across various sociodemographic groups in Arab countries in the Mediterranean Region.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- Novel Insights into Young Adults' Perceived Effectiveness of Waterpipe Tobacco-Specific Pictorial Health Warning Labels in Lebanon: Implications for Tobacco Control Policy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Tobacco Research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Scoping Review of Published Studies from Seven Countries.Journal of community health · 2021Article
- Trends of maternal waterpipe, cigarettes, and dual tobacco smoking in Jordan. A decade of lost opportunities.PloS one · 2021Article
- Waterpipe use among the youth in Ghana: Lessons from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2017.Tobacco induced diseases · 2020Article
- Exploration of Lifestyle Choices, Reproductive Health Knowledge, and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Among Female Emirati University Students.International journal of women's health · 2020Article
- Gender differences in waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in four Eastern Mediterranean countries.Tobacco induced diseases · 2020Article
- The impact of textual and pictorial warnings on tumbac (waterpipe tobacco) boxes on the motivation and intention to quit waterpipe smoking in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Article
- Harm perceptions of waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in five Eastern Mediterranean Region countries: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2018Article
- Policy-Relevant Context of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Six Countries Across the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Qualitative StudyAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2017Article
- Waterpipe and cigarette tobacco smoking among Palestinian university students: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveWaterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) is considered a global epidemic that is spreading among youth. Our analysis was conducted to compare the national baseline prevalence rate estimates of WTS among Arab boys and girls. DESIGN SETTING AND
participantsThe Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) is a school-based survey using standardized self-administered questionnaires; it employs a two-stage cluster sampling technique to obtain a representative sample of youth (13-15 years of age). We conducted a secondary data analysis of nationally representative GYTSs available from 16 Arab countries. MAIN MEASURES: Youth who self-reported smoking waterpipe at least once in the past 30 days were considered to be current waterpipe tobacco smokers. National weighted WTS prevalence rate estimates along with respective 95% confidence intervals were reported for boys and girls.
resultsPooled GYTS data from 16 Arab countries yielded a total of 31,359 youth. Overall, 10.6% of the respondents were current waterpipe tobacco smokers, with boys (13.7%) having significantly higher estimates than girls (7.2%). Overall, current WTS prevalence rate estimates ranged from .9% in Oman to 34.2%, in Lebanon. The WTS epidemic was more predominant among boys and girls, respectively, in the West Bank (42.8% and 24.2%), Lebanon (38.6% and 30.5%) and Jordan (25.7% and 14.5%).
conclusionAmong Arab boys and girls, WTS represents a growing strain of the tobacco epidemic that requires immediate attention.
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