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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2026

Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among University Students in the United Arab Emirates: Knowledge as a Correlate of Protective Behavior-A Cross-Sectional Study.

Tania Santina, Marwa Alahmed, Aiysha Faraj, Asma Arif, Jawaher Muhammed, Shayma Haidar, Wedad Almuaini, Nour Kawam, Abdallah Saab

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Tania SantinaFaculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah P.O. Box 7947, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-6150-032X
Marwa AlahmedFaculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah P.O. Box 7947, United Arab Emirates.
Aiysha FarajFaculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah P.O. Box 7947, United Arab Emirates.
Asma ArifFaculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah P.O. Box 7947, United Arab Emirates.
Jawaher MuhammedFaculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah P.O. Box 7947, United Arab Emirates.
Shayma HaidarFaculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah P.O. Box 7947, United Arab Emirates.
Wedad AlmuainiFaculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah P.O. Box 7947, United Arab Emirates.
Nour KawamFaculty of Medicine, Beirut Arab University, Beirut P.O. Box 11-5020, Lebanon.
Abdallah SaabFaculty of Medicine, Beirut Arab University, Beirut P.O. Box 11-5020, Lebanon.

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Abstract

Secondhand smoke exposure (SHSE) remains a major environmental health risk among university students, particularly in socially shared settings. In the United Arab Emirates, culturally embedded practices such as shisha and midwakh use, combined with variable policy enforcement, sustain persistent exposure. This cross-sectional study examined SHSE-related knowledge and protective health behaviors among 360 university students and their sociodemographic correlates, using a self-report questionnaire with documented internal consistency in comparable populations. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 28. SHSE was highly prevalent, occurring mainly in public and university settings; knowledge was moderate and protective behavior varied. Knowledge emerged as a moderate-to-strong correlate of protective behavior (r = 0.70,

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Health BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeStudentsTobacco Smoke PollutionAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited Arab EmiratesUniversitiesYoung AdultTobacco Smoke Pollutionenvironmental healthhealth behaviorsecondhand smoke exposuretobacco controlUnited Arab Emiratesuniversity students

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