Exploring Demographic and Substance Use Correlates of Hookah Use in a Sample of Southern California Community College Students

Montgomery, Susanne; Borba-Silva, Maria De; Singh, Pramil N.; Santos, Hildemar F. Dos; Job, Jayakaran S.; Brink, T. L.

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“…Jamil, Elsouhag, Hiller, Arnetz, and Arnetz (2010) administered a survey on hookah smoking behavior to a sample of US adults and found that 95% of respondents reported smoking hookah as a means of “socialize with family/friends,” and with therefore may be common among college students, as prior studies have found (e.g., Goodwin et al 2014). Prior studies have found high levels of hookah use among students pursuing advanced degrees, such as medical degrees (Almerie et al, 2008; Jawad et al, 2013), and among college students (Chen & Loukas, 2015; Montgomery et al, 2015). Therefore, it is not surprising being a student is associated with increased levels of use among this young sample.…”

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“…What is known about the correlates of hookah use come mainly from convenience samples (Daniels & Roman, 2013; Jarrett, Blosnich, Tworek, & Horn, 2012; Linde et al, 2015; Smith et al, 2011) or representative samples of adolescents (Amrock, Gordon, Zelikoff, & Weitzman, 2014), high school students (Palamar et al, 2014), and college students (Chen & Loukas, 2015; Montgomery et al, 2015). However, findings from these studies cannot be generalized to the overall adult population – additionally because a large minority of US high school students fail to complete high school, and of those who receive a high school degree, a smaller percentage enroll in university and earn a college degree (Chapman, Laird, Ifill, & KewalRamani, 2011).…”

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Prevalence and correlates of hookah use: a nationally representative sample of US adults ages 18–40 years old

Grinberg

Goodwin

2016

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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Background Hookah use may be increasing among adults in the United States. Information on the prevalence and correlates of hookah use in the adult population is relatively limited. Objectives To determine the prevalence of current (past 30-day) and lifetime use of hookah among adults ages 18–40 in the United States, and to investigate the socio-demographic characteristics associated with lifetime use. Methods Data were drawn from the Tobacco Use Supplement of the Current Population Survey data from May 2010, August 2010, and January 2011 (n=85,545). Logistic regression was used to examine various demographic correlates of lifetime hookah use. Results Among 18–40 year olds, the past-month prevalence rate of hookah use was 0.6% and the lifetime prevalence rate of hookah use was 3.9%. Being male, non-Hispanic White, having higher levels of educational attainment, having never been married, not having any children, earning less than $20,000 annually, residing in the Midwest or Western United States, being a student, and being a cigarette smoker were associated with increased likelihood of lifetime hookah use. The prevalence of hookah use among current, non-daily cigarette smokers was 10.7%, more than double that of the general adult population. Conclusions Hookah use is significantly more common among cigarette smokers and among various demographic sub-groups of the general adult population. Given the risks associated with hookah and poly-tobacco use, targeted public health efforts are recommended. Additionally, healthcare providers may consider expanding screening tests to include hookah use.

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Prevalence and correlates of hookah use: a nationally representative sample of US adults ages 18–40 years old

Grinberg

Goodwin

2016

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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“…For example, all participants reported recent cigarette smoking; while hookah users are more likely to use cigarettes and other products (Grinberg & Goodwin, in press; Montgomery et al, 2015; Shephardson & Hustand, 2016), some do not. Additionally, the sample included relatively few African Americans, whom initial evidence suggests may use hookah at lower rates than other groups (Jones & Cunningham-Williams, 2016).…”

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“…However, many young adults perceive hookah as less harmful, less addictive, and more socially acceptable than cigarettes (Berg et al, 2015; Heinz et al, 2013). These perceptions increase risk of use (Montgomery et al, 2015). …”

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Hookah tobacco use and stressful life events in a sample of young non-daily cigarette smokers

Brikmanis

Doran

2017

Addictive Behaviors

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Introduction Understanding factors that influence hookah use among young adults is important given its increasing popularity and health risks. The purpose of this study was to examine whether young adult non-daily cigarette smokers use hookah for stress regulation. We hypothesized that greater perceived stress and greater stressful life events would predict probability and frequency of recent hookah use. Methods Participants (n=598, 50.7% male) were non-daily smokers aged 18-24 years (M=20.5, SD=1.8), who completed a baseline assessment online or via mobile phone as part of a longitudinal study. Participants had been non-daily smokers for at least six months but had never been daily smokers. Results Thirty-one percent of participants reported using hookah over the past 14 days. Fulltime students were more likely to have used hookah recently. More stressful life events and more frequent alcohol use predicted likelihood and frequency of hookah use (ps < .05). Perceived stress was not associated with hookah use. Conclusions Findings suggest that hookah tobacco use is related to frequency of stressful life events but not perceived stress among non-daily cigarette smokers. Tobacco prevention and intervention programs should address hookah use and should include adaptive strategies for coping with stressful events.

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“…Rates of nonwhite students and students with low socioeconomic status (SES) are higher in community colleges compared to traditional colleges and universities [1-3]. Of all college students, nearly half (42-45%) attend community colleges [4,5].…”

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Recruitment of Community College Students Into a Web-Assisted Tobacco Intervention Study

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BackgroundUnited States college students, particularly those attending community colleges, have higher smoking rates than the national average. Recruitment of such smokers into research studies has not been studied in depth, despite a moderate amount information on study recruitment success with smokers from traditional four-year colleges. Recruitment channels and success are evolving as technology evolves, so it is important to understand how to best target, implement, and evaluate recruitment strategies.ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to both qualitatively and quantitatively explore recruitment channels (eg, mass email, in-person referral, posted materials) and their success with enrollment into a Web-Assisted Tobacco Intervention study in this priority population of underserved and understudied smokers.MethodsQualitative research methods included key informant interviews (n=18) and four focus groups (n=37). Quantitative research methods included observed online responsiveness to any channel (n=10,914), responses from those completing online screening and study consent (n=2696), and responses to a baseline questionnaire from the fully enrolled study participants (n=1452).ResultsQualitative results prior to recruitment provided insights regarding the selection of a variety of recruitment channels proposed to be successful, and provided context for the unique attributes of the study sample. Quantitative analysis of self-reported channels used to engage with students, and to enroll participants into the study, revealed the relative utilization of channels at several recruitment points. The use of mass emails to the student body was reported by the final sample as the most influential channel, accounting for 60.54% (879/1452) of the total enrolled sample.ConclusionsRelative channel efficiency was analyzed across a wide variety of channels. One primary channel (mass emails) and a small number of secondary channels (including college websites and learning management systems) accounted for most of the recruitment success.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01692730; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01692730 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6qEcFQN9Q)

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Exploring Demographic and Substance Use Correlates of Hookah Use in a Sample of Southern California Community College Students

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Prevalence and correlates of hookah use: a nationally representative sample of US adults ages 18–40 years old

Prevalence and correlates of hookah use: a nationally representative sample of US adults ages 18–40 years old

Hookah tobacco use and stressful life events in a sample of young non-daily cigarette smokers

Recruitment of Community College Students Into a Web-Assisted Tobacco Intervention Study

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