Prevalence, knowledge and practices of shisha smoking among youth in Kampala City, Uganda

Aanyu, Christine; Kadobera, Daniel; Apolot, Rebecca Racheal; Kisakye, Angela Nakanwagi; Nsubuga, Peter; Bazeyo, William; Ddamulira, John Bosco

doi:10.11604/pamj.2019.32.61.15184

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“…They may take 200 puffs during a 1 hour-long Water pipe session, which is equal to 10-times what a person puffs on a cigarette (an average of 20 times). Furthermore, the amount of nicotine delivered through Water pipe smoking is more than 2.5-times the amount of nicotine delivered to cigarette smoking [51]. However, the lack of Water pipe smoking among some university students does not necessarily mean that those students do not smoke cigarettes.…”

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Water pipe Smoking: Prevalence and Addiction among University students in Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey

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Mosleh

Hanani

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Background Smoking is one of the main causes of lung cancer. It was estimated that tobacco smoking might kill 10 million people annually in the next 20–30 years, and Shisha smoking has been a common habit worldwide during the last 20 years, especially in the Middle East. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Shisha smoking and to make comparisons among three countries in the Middle East, thereby establishing factors associated with shisha smoking among university students in Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey. Method An online cross-sectional study was carried out among university students from Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey. A total of 2030 students were selected for the study. The students were asked to answer an online structured questionnaire consisting of questions concerning the prevalence and patterns of Water pipe smoking and associated factors. Result The overall prevalence of Water pipe smoking was 31.8%. Less than a quarter of university students (21.7%) had ever smoked Water pipe. The highest percentage of current Water pipe smokers were Palestinians (36.11%), and the lowest percentage was from Turkey (20.23%). Approximately 43% of Water pipe smokers believe that they will be addicted to Water pipe smoking and almost half of them smoke Water pipe daily. The highest percentage of Water pipe smokers were university students 25 years old and above. However, the highest percentages of university students who are Water pipe smokers were students with a low monthly income. The university students living with their families were smoking Water pipe less frequently than students living in private residencies. Conclusion This study concludes that there is a high prevalence of Water pipe smoking among university students in Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey. The highest percentage was found among Palestinians, which might be because there are no Water pipe smoking regulations in Palestine, whereas there are in Turkey. Monthly income and living with the family were factors affecting the prevalence of Water pipe smoking.

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Section: Prevalence and Patterns Of Water Pipe Smokingmentioning

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Water pipe Smoking: Prevalence and Addiction among University students in Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey

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Mosleh

Hanani

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“…1 The high prevalence of smoking in form of cigarettes, cigars and flavored shisha among teens and college students has been well documented in the literature. 2 The trend of shisha smoking is continuously increasing not only in the college but also in the school going students. Although men use it more frequently but now a days it is also gaining popularity in young females.…”

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“…They have this misconception that shisha is only flavored liquid which does not affect their health, 4 thus inclining more towards shisha smoking. 2 Shisha smokers believe that the water filter system in the shisha pipe filters out tobacco-specific carcinogens and is considerably less injurious than smoking cigarettes. However, they are unaware of the fact that shisha smoke has a huge amount of toxic ultrafine particles carrying similar health risks as smoking cigarette.…”

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“…However, they are unaware of the fact that shisha smoke has a huge amount of toxic ultrafine particles carrying similar health risks as smoking cigarette. 2,5 Shisha contains harmful chemicals such as; nicotine, arsenic, methane, butane, cadmium, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide. 7 Previous studies show that the smoke from shisha contains more nicotine as compared to that of cigarettes i.e.…”

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Impact of Shisha and Cigarette Smoking on Lung Functions in Young Adults

Mumtaz¹,

Pansota²,

Majeed³

et al. 2020

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Objective: To determine the impact of shisha and cigarette smoking on lungs functions and compare the pulmonary function test parameters between shisha, cigarette smokers and non-smokers.Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Aziz Fatima Medical and Dental College Faisalabad from January to September 2018. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Ethical committee. This study consisted of 100 male college students of age 18 to 25 years. Participants were enrolled on voluntary basis. Prior to study, students of Faisalabad based colleges were invited for study. A detailed interview of subjects was taken. Subjects were questioned regarding the smoking habits using pre designed proforma. Subjects who currently smoked cigarettes were classified as cigarette smokers. Subjects using shisha were categorized as shisha smokers. A third category was formed which included subjects using both shisha and cigarettes, subjects without any type of smoking were non-smokers Anthropometric measurements including height and weight were taken and BMI was calculated by formula weight in kg/ height in m2. Pulmonary function tests including forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV1) and FEV1/FVC were performed by digital spirometer. Data was analyzed by SPSS22. Values of FVC, FEV1 and FEV1/FVC were presented as mean ± SD and compared by ANOVA. P value ? 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.Results: Study comprised 100 participants of mean age 20.71±1.87 years. Out of the total study participants 16(16%) were cigarette smokers, 11(10.3%) were shisha smokers, 22(20.7%) were users of both cigarettes as well as shisha and 51(48,1%) were non-smokers. All three parameters of lung functions including FVC (p value = 0.005), FEV1 (p value = 0.046) and FEV1/FVC (p value = 0.023) were lower in cigarette smokers and significantly different from non-smokers. All three lung parameters of shisha smokers were also lower than non-smokers but statistical difference was found only in FVC values (p value = 0.000). FEV1 (2.73 versus 1.5, p value= 0.66) and FEV1/FVC (63 versus 50.5, p value= 0.449) was higher in shisha smokers as compared to cigarette smokers but the difference was statistically not significant. FVC value of shisha smokers was lower than cigarette smokers (2.42 versus 2.89) but no significant difference was noted (p value =0.59). Conclusion: Lung function parameters FVC, FEV1 and FEV1/FVC, were reduced in cigarette and shisha smokers as compared to non-smokers. Shisha and cigarette both adversely affect lung functions, however shisha is less harmful than cigarette smoking.

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“…Also in Asia, growing rate in WTS is noticeable among 26.6% of Iranian youths [6] and 23% of Palestinian youths [7]. In Africa, although related empirical data among the youths is scant [8], studies have shown a rapid growth in WTS among 26.1% of the youths in Rwanda [9], 36.4% in Uganda [10], and also 44% in Nigeria [11].…”

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Motivators of impulsivity to smoke waterpipe tobacco among Nigerian youths: the moderating role of social media normalisation of waterpipe tobacco

Adu

Ismail

2022

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Background: Impulsivity is a formidable cause of waterpipe tobacco smoking among the youths, however, it is less well studied among African youths. Using PRIME behavioural theory, this study aimed to develop a model that examines the motivators of impulsivity to smoke waterpipe tobacco in linkage to the moderating role of social media normalisation of waterpipe tobacco among youths in Nigeria. Methods: Data were drawn from 695 youths who smoke waterpipe tobacco across six Nigerian universities in the south-west zone using the chain-referral sampling procedure. Descriptive analyses of the obtained data were carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. The constructs in the developed model were validated through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) in SmartPLS version 3.Results: Among the Nigerian youths who smoke waterpipe tobacco, intention (β=0.442, P<0.001) is the strongest motivator of impulsivity to smoke waterpipe tobacco as compared to positive evaluations (β=0.302, P<0.001). Additionally, social media normalisation of waterpipe tobacco acts as a moderator that strengthens the relationship between intention and impulsivity (β=0.287, P<0.01) as well as between positive evaluations and impulsivity (β=0.186, P< 0.01) among the youths.Conclusion: Willingness greatly instigates the Nigerian youths’ impulsivity to smoke waterpipe tobacco, and social media normalisation of waterpipe tobacco also considerably increases their impulsivity to smoke waterpipe tobacco. Youth-focused educative waterpipe tobacco cessation-oriented programmes that will utilise diverse constructive-based learning approaches like illustrative learning and counselling, are needed to enlighten and encourage the Nigerian youths on the importance of shunning the desirability to smoke waterpipe tobacco.

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Prevalence, knowledge and practices of shisha smoking among youth in Kampala City, Uganda

Cited by 17 publications

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Water pipe Smoking: Prevalence and Addiction among University students in Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey

Water pipe Smoking: Prevalence and Addiction among University students in Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey

Impact of Shisha and Cigarette Smoking on Lung Functions in Young Adults

Motivators of impulsivity to smoke waterpipe tobacco among Nigerian youths: the moderating role of social media normalisation of waterpipe tobacco

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