Hookah addiction among adolescents of five major cities in Central India

Khandelwal, Vishal; Nayak, Ullal Anand; Nayak, Prathibha Anand; Iyer, Sudeep Sreepad; Bafna, Yash

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“…Hepatitis B remains one of the major causes of human miseries in the world notwithstanding a thorough understanding of its transmission and prevention. The Hepatitis B virus is normally transmitted through blood transfusion, contaminated equipment, drug users, unsterile needles, or body secretions (saliva, soren, sweat, breast milk, urine), in a study carried out by Vishal Khandelwal et al, 2017, where he represented the interested of the oral health professionals, through a cross sectional study among 240 students of dental course, reveals that 21% failed to recognize saliva as the mode of transmitting Hepatitis B. This study shows that a reasonable awareness existed among the professionals at risk of contraction, talk less of the illiterates and indigenes of the undeveloped communities.…”

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Knowledge, Perception and Uptake of Vaccine of Hepatitis B Virus among Residents of Ondo State

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the viral diseases that is threatening the global health. This study was carried out to analyze knowledge, perception of hepatitis B virus and its vaccine uptake among residents of ondo state, south west of Nigeria. The study was a descriptive survey that involved the use of questionnaire to facilitate the sampling and interview of respondents. This included recruiting residents who gave their consent in three communities (Ile-Oluji, Ondo and Owo) at three different senatorial districts (south, central and North) of the state (one community per senatorial district). Four hundred and fifty consented to participate in the study and were selected. A validated self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests were used to analyze the data. It was observed that the Knowledge of the subject matter needed much improvement in all the towns, especially the undeveloped ones in the state on awareness, perception and knowledge of the virus and the availability of its vaccine uptake.

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The prevalence and trends of waterpipe tobacco smoking: A systematic review

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IntroductionWaterpipe tobacco smoking is harmful to health however its prevalence estimates remain uncertain. We aimed to systematically review the medical literature on waterpipe tobacco prevalence and trends.MethodsWe searched Medline, Embase and ISI Web of Science for ‘waterpipe’ and its synonyms, without using language or date restrictions. We included any measure of waterpipe tobacco smoking prevalence in jurisdictionally representative populations. We stratified findings by prevalence measure (past 30 day, ever, regular or occasional, daily, other or unspecified) and age (adults or youth).ResultsWe included 129 studies reporting 355 estimates for 68 countries. In general, prevalence estimates among adults were highest in the Eastern Mediterranean, and among youth were about equal between Eastern Mediterranean and European regions. Past 30 day use was highest among Lebanese youth (37.2% in 2008), ever use was highest among Lebanese youth in 2002 and Lebanese university students in 2005 (both 65.3%), regular or occasional use was highest in among Iranian university students (16.3% in 2005), and daily use was highest among Egyptian youth (10.4% in 2005). Trend data were limited but most studies reported increased use over time, ranging from 0.3–1.0% per year among youth in the US to 2.9% per year among youth in Jordan (both for past 30 day use). Results were similar for ever use trends. Turkey (2.3% in 2008 to 0.8% in 2010) and Iraq (6.3% in 2008 and 4.8% in 2012) both witnessed decreased waterpipe use.ConclusionWaterpipe tobacco smoking is most prevalent in Eastern Mediterranean and European countries, and appears higher among youth than adults. Continued surveillance will be important to assess and inform policy measures to control waterpipe tobacco use.

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Hookah addiction among adolescents of five major cities in Central India

Abstract: This study suggests that the use of hookahs is attracting adolescents at a very early age and is attributed to the presence of hookah lounges in various cities of Central India. Hence, the legality of hookah lounges in India should be reconsidered.

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Knowledge, Perception and Uptake of Vaccine of Hepatitis B Virus among Residents of Ondo State

Knowledge, Perception and Uptake of Vaccine of Hepatitis B Virus among Residents of Ondo State

The prevalence and trends of waterpipe tobacco smoking: A systematic review

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