ArticlePublic health action2016
Perception and intentions to quit among waterpipe smokers in Qatar: a cross-sectional survey.
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- Assessing the risk of cardiovascular diseases in relation to shisha smoking among adults in Qatar: An analytical cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
- Waterpipe smoking: Results from a population-based study in Qatar.Tobacco induced diseases · 2022Article
- The prevalence and associated factors of shisha use among smokers attending three primary healthcare centers in Qatar, 2020.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2022Article
- Changes in Attitude to Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among Youngsters in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2021Article
- Use of waterpipes and other substances in adolescents: Prevalence and potential associations with mental and behavioral well-being, a cross-sectional study.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2021Article
- Waterpipe Smoking among Bladder Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study of Lebanese and Jordanian Populations.Journal of smoking cessation · 2021Article
- Prevalence and behavior regarding cigarette and water pipe smoking among Syrian undergraduates.Heliyon · 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
- A Call for Effective Interventions to Curb Shisha Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2019Article
- A Cross Sectional Study on Knowledge, Beliefs and Psychosocial Predictors of Shisha Smoking among University Students in Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2019Article
- Shisha smoking in selected nightclubs in Nigeria.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- Factors Associated with Hookah Smoking among University Students.Electronic physician · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the perceptions and attitudes of waterpipe (shisha) smokers in Qatar regarding the health risks associated with addiction and to determine their intentions to quit.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 181 self-reported waterpipe smokers. Participants were approached in public places as well as in shisha cafes in Qatar. The questionnaire included items related to perception, attitude and intention to quit. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were performed for data analyses, with P ≤ 0.05 considered statistically significant.
resultsAbout 44% of the respondents believed that waterpipe smoking was safer than cigarette smoking, and more than 70% would not mind if their children became involved in waterpipe smoking. More than half of the current smokers wanted to quit smoking shisha at some point, and 17% identified health concerns as the main motivating factor for their intention to quit.
conclusionA large proportion of shisha smokers viewed shisha as a safer alternative to cigarettes, yet they admitted to intending to quit. These findings underscore the need to design educational interventions and awareness campaigns as well as impose stringent laws on waterpipe smoking in public places in Qatar.
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