ArticleInternational journal of dentistry2018
Shisha Smoking Habit among Dental School Students in the United Arab Emirates: Enabling Factors and Barriers.
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- Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Tobacco Consumption Among University Students in Malaysia.Health psychology research · 2024Article
- Dentists' perception of health-risk associated with cigarettes and alternative tobacco products: A descriptive study.Nepal journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Motivators of impulsivity to smoke waterpipe tobacco among Nigerian youth who smoke waterpipe tobacco: the moderating role of social media normalisation of waterpipe tobacco.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence of smoking (cigarette and waterpipe) and its association with obesity/overweight in UAE and Palestine.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- 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
- Testicular Toxicity of Water Pipe Smoke Exposure in Mice and the Effect of Treatment with Nootkatone Thereon.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2019Article
- Prevalence and Perception of Shisha Smoking among University Students: A Cross-sectional Study.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective of the present study was to assess shisha smoking among dental school students in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). In addition, the role of suggested barriers and enabling factors in shisha smoking was also evaluated.
methodsA cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted at the College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, between February and May 2016. The questions were adapted from previously published water pipe smoking studies. The collected data were analyzed to identify the relationship between shisha smoking and sociodemographic characteristics. Relevant questions were further categorized as enabling factors and barriers for shisha smoking.
resultsThree enabling questionnaire items related to social environment were significantly associated with an increased risk of being a current smoker. The most powerful is peer pressure ("friends smoke shisha"), which increased the odds ratio of shisha smoking 11.3 times, followed by smoker sibling with increase in odd ratio by 4.52 times, then the belief of social acceptance with increase in odd ratio by 4.31 times.
conclusionShisha smoking is a serious problem among university students. Any intervention program in the university curricula should consider teaching students that shisha is no less risky than cigarettes and is addictive.
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