ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2019
A Call for Effective Interventions to Curb Shisha Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Prevalence, risk perception and motivations for waterpipe tobacco use among university students in Northern Nigeria: a mixed-methods study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Prevalence of smoking among undergraduate students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A meta-analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Review
- Tobacco use and khat chewing among adolescents in Yemen: a large-scale school-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 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
- Shisha Consumption and Presence of Cotinine in Saliva Samples among Students in Public Universities in Coastal Kenya.Global health, epidemiology and genomics · 2024Article
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough the number of cigarettes smoked has been declining due to major public health initiatives, shisha tobacco smoking is gaining popularity around the world, particularly among youth and university students.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 464 university students in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia using a structured questionnaire (i) to assess the prevalence of shisha smoking; (ii) to evaluate risk-perception, knowledge and normative belief about shisha smoking, and to compare these among users and non-users of shisha.
resultsThe study reported a high prevalence (22.8%) of the current use of shisha among the university students with a narrow gender gap and found that STS is getting more popular than other forms of tobacco. A quarter of participants had low risk perception and 30.2% had low knowledge of shisha smoking harm. Importantly, more than two-fifth of them were current users of shisha. Low risk-perception about shisha and social acceptability were significantly contributed to the high prevalence of shisha smoking among the youth.
conclusionIt is important to provide exposure to education related to shisha hazards and increase the awareness of students and the public about the health effects of shisha smoking.
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