ArticleTobacco prevention & cessation2018
Reasons for use, potential use, or discontinued use of hookah among US young adult college students.
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- Trajectories of hookah use among young adult college students in Texas, 2014-2019.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2025Article
- Reasons for Use of Electronic Cigarettes, Cigars, and Hookah in Pregnant Women in Rhode Island: A Preliminary Study.Rhode Island medical journal (2013) · 2023Article
- Discussion of waterpipe tobacco smoking on reddit.Heliyon · 2022Article
- Psychosocial predictors of longitudinal changes in tobacco and cannabis use among young adults.Addictive behaviors · 2022Article
- Water Pipe as Growing Public Health Challenge Among School Children in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Materia socio-medica · 2020Article
- Use of Tobacco Products in Turkish Children and Young People: Is there an Alarm for Hookah Use?Turkish thoracic journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionGiven the increase in hookah use among young adults, characteristics of hookah use/users, as well as reasons for its use or discontinuation among young adults, are critical to understand.
methodsData from a study of 18-25 year olds from seven Georgia colleges/universities (n=2865) were analyzed to examined: 1) differences in socio-demographics and other substance use among current (past 4 months), never, and former hookah users; 2) use characteristics among current users (e.g. device types/flavors used, quit intentions); and 3) reasons for use, potential use, and discontinued use among current, never, and former users.
resultsOf the students, 56.3% were never users, 12.4% were current, and 31.3% former users. Correlates of being a current (vs never) user included being 'other race' (vs White), attending a historically black college/university (HBCU vs technical college), and use of other substances. Correlates of being a former (vs never) hookah user included being older (vs younger), being 'other race' (vs White), attending an HBCU (vs technical college), and use of other tobacco products, marijuana, or alcohol. Among current users, 73.7% reported no intention to quit; 26.2% attempted to quit in the past year. Two factors were identified regarding reasons for current use (flavors, social reasons): one factor regarding potential use among never users (related to flavors and social factors), and three factors regarding discontinued use (inconvenience, anti-tobacco attitude, social reasons).
conclusionsFindings indicate the risk factors for hookah use and the importance of particular factors (e.g. flavors, social influences) relevant to regulation/policy.
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