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Prevalence and Perception of Shisha Smoking among University Students: A Cross-sectional Study.
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- Using intervention mapping for hookah smoking cessation: a quasi-experimental evaluation.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of an educational program on Hookah smoking among female university students: applying the integrated model of theory of planned behavior and prototype willingness model.BMC medical education · 2025Trial
- Impact of smoking hookah and cigarettes on hematological and biochemical profiles in the Iranian population.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Prevalence, risk perception and motivations for waterpipe tobacco use among university students in Northern Nigeria: a mixed-methods study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Theoretical Perspectives on Hookah Smoking Behavior: A Scoping Review of Studies Among Young Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Journal of community health · 2025Article
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- Prevalence of smoking among undergraduate students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A meta-analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Review
- Waterpipe tobacco smoking in healthcare students in the University of Jordan.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of a theory -based health education program on waterpipe smoking cessation in Iran: one year follow-up of a quasi-experimental research.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Shisha Consumption and Presence of Cotinine in Saliva Samples among Students in Public Universities in Coastal Kenya.Global health, epidemiology and genomics · 2024Article
- Patterns and associated factors of shisha usage among the undergraduate students of Jouf University, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
- The association between nicotine stomatitis and waterpipe smoking.Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
- Prevalence of tobacco smoking between 2009 and 2015 among students and the general population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Review
- Prevalence of smoking cigarettes and beliefs regarding smoking habits among medical students: a cross-sectional study in Sudan.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Shisha use amongst students.African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine · 2023Article
- The Prevalence of Water Pipe Smoking and Perceptions on its Addiction among University Students in Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Article
- Tobacco Taxation Influences the Smoking Habits of Adult Smokers Attending Smoking Cessation Clinic in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence of water pipe smoking and associated risk factors among female adolescents.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Article
- Predictors of waterpipe smoking among university students in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia.Tobacco induced diseases · 2021Article
- Flavoured hookah and perioperative risk: Evil goes global.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2020Article
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Abstract
AIMS AND
objectivesUnderstanding perceptions and factors behind the rise in the prevalence of shisha smoking is important for the development of prevention strategies and policies. The aim of this descriptive study was to assess the prevalence and perception of shisha smoking among university students. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe anonymous, self-structured 12-item questionnaire was administered to 450 male university students, with an overall response rate of 82.44% (
resultsAmong 371 university students, 40.43% (
conclusionsA high prevalence of shisha use among university students is reported in this study as well as a general lack of understanding of the dangers involved with this behavior. Study authors recommend the development of policies targeted at preventing further rise in the prevalence of shisha smoking through the implementation of preventive strategies such as incorporating this topic into the school syllabus and encouraging research on shisha smoking.
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