Smoking Water Pipe Habits of University Students and Related Sociodemographic Characteristics

Özcebe, Hilal; Doğan, Bahar Güçiz; İnal, Ebru; Haznedaroğlu, Dilek; Bertan, M

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“…16 Dokuz üniversitenin dördüncü sınıf öğrencileri üzerinde yapılan bir nargile prevalans araştırmasında, nargile prevalans oranları erkekler için %33,1, kızlar için %16,9 olarak bildirilmiştir. 17 İstanbul'da 2012 yılında yapılan ve İstanbul'un 10.sınıf öğrencilerini temsil eden bir çalışmada son otuz günde en az bir kez nargile kullanmış olma oranı erkeklerde %24,8, kızlarda %12,5 olarak bildirilmiştir. 18 Bizim çalışmamızda bulduğumuz oran, bildirilen bu değerlerden düşüktür.…”

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A tobacco use survey among university students focusing on waterpipe use and relationship between first-tried tobacco product and becoming an established smoker

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Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Objective: We aimed to describe tobacco use and tobacco related attitudes and perceptions among the Yeditepe University students with a special focus on waterpipe use, and to investigate the relationship between first-tried tobacco product and established smoking. Method: An anonymous questionnaire survey (a cross-sectional study) was conducted in the spring term of the 2014-15 academic year. Study subjects included all four year students (n=354) of the faculties of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and health sciences of the Yeditepe University (Istanbul/Turkey). The response rate was 97.5%. Results: The prevalence of current smoking was 53.5% in males, 29.7% in females. Of the male students 58.6%, among female students 32.1% smoked any tobacco product at least once in the last 30 days. While the proportion of those who have ever tried, even one puff, any tobacco product was 80.8% in males, 71.5% in females (p=0.075). The first-tried tobacco product was a cigarette among half of them, and a waterpipe product in the other half. The most tried tobacco product among females was a waterpipe product. While there was no relationship between the first-tried tobacco product and established smoking, of those who ever tried a tobacco product 74%, and 45% became established smokers in males and females respectively (p<0.001). Of the 100 current daily smokers 100%, and of the 26 non-daily current smokers 73% were cigarette smokers. Of those who were current smokers, 69% had become an established smoker during their university years in females, and 55.5% in males. A significant relationship was found between frequency of going to a café and current smoking. Mostly stated factors attracting students to use waterpipe were "taste, smell or aroma of the waterpipe smoke", and "social ambiance with friends". Conclusion: The state of the tobacco use epidemic among the students was found alarming. For the university students their university years seem to be the most important period regarding starting smoking. As a first-tried tobacco product, waterpipe appeared to be as important as cigarettes. Whether the first-tried tobacco product is cigarette or waterpipe, those who have ever tried them once, have a similar chance to become an established smoker. In the end, almost all of the smokers smoked cigarettes suggesting that waterpipe products feed cigarettes.

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A tobacco use survey among university students focusing on waterpipe use and relationship between first-tried tobacco product and becoming an established smoker

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Water pipe smoking among public versus private university students in Ankara, Turkey: an online survey

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Özcebe

2022

BMC Public Health

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Background Water pipe smoking has become a global public health problem as its popularity increased over time, especially among youth. The objective of our study was to estimate water pipe tobacco smoking prevalence and to assess socioeconomic factors associated with ever water pipe smoking by public and private university students in Ankara, Turkey. Methods This descriptive study was based on a survey conducted among public (n=2685) and private (n=2485) university students via an online questionnaire on demographics and water pipe consumption patterns. For every student in the sample, a socioeconomic status index was calculated using principal component analysis. Binary logistic regressions for the outcome variable of ever-using water pipe yielded estimates of adjusted odds ratios (aORs) for the associated factors such as the respondent’s age, gender, university type, and socioeconomic status. Results The prevalence of ever use of water pipe was 69.1% (95% CI: 67.2-70.9%) among private and 59.1% (95% CI: 57.2-60.9%) among public university students. A substantial share of ever users were current users (25.5% in private versus 21.6% in public, p=0.008). On average, private university students had higher socioeconomic status than public university students (for example, access to a car (51.7% versus 35.8%, p=0.008), financial support from family (71.5% versus 65.1%, p<0.001)), also demonstrated by a higher socioeconomic status index. Being a private university student (aOR 1.57, 95% CI: 1.38-1.79), older (aORs 1.50 to 2.39, p<0.001), male (aOR 2.36, 95% CI:2.06-2.70), as well as having greater financial resources, such as having access to a car (aOR 1.24, 95% CI:1.07-1.42), or having income support from family (aOR 1.32, 95% CI:1.13-1.54), were associated with ever-using water pipe. A higher SES index was significantly associated with higher odds of ever using water pipe among both private (aOR 1.13, 95% CI:1.06,1.20) and public university (aOR 1.12, 95% CI:1.06,1.19) students. Conclusions Water pipe smoking was common in both public and private universities; however, private university students had higher odds of ever using water pipe. There is an urgent need to implement evidence-based interventions, taking into account the socioeconomic status of young adults, to prevent them from water pipe smoking.

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Muş ili ve ilçelerindeki hastanelerde görev yapan hemşirelerin sigara içme durumlarının değerlendirilmesi

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Pi̇ri̇nçci̇

2020

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi

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Objective: Smoking is a common habit and an important public health problem in our country. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of smoking and to investigate the factors affecting them among nurses working in hospitals in Muş city. Materials and Methods: The population of this descriptive and cross-sectional study is composed of all nurses who work in the hospitals in the province of Muş city. In the study, 436 of the 600 nurses were reached. The questionnaire form was prepared by using the related literature. Results: 64.6% of the nurses included in the study were female and the average age was 26.58 ± 6.00 years. 42.2% of the nurses were married. 61.9% of the nurses experienced smoking at least once and 52.8% of them still smoke. It was found that the reasons for smoking were relieving stress in the first place, habit in the second place. The rate of smoking among nurses increases with age (p<0.05) and smoking rate was higher in males (p<0.05). As the education level increases, the rate of smoking decreases (p<0.05). Smoking rate was found higher in hookah smokers and nurses whose mothers smoke. Conclusion: Among the nurses, rates of smoking are determined high compared to the society. The rate of smoking should be decreased and the necessary precautions should be taken by taking the reasons increasing smoking into considerations.

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Smoking Water Pipe Habits of University Students and Related Sociodemographic Characteristics

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A tobacco use survey among university students focusing on waterpipe use and relationship between first-tried tobacco product and becoming an established smoker

A tobacco use survey among university students focusing on waterpipe use and relationship between first-tried tobacco product and becoming an established smoker

Water pipe smoking among public versus private university students in Ankara, Turkey: an online survey

Muş ili ve ilçelerindeki hastanelerde görev yapan hemşirelerin sigara içme durumlarının değerlendirilmesi

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