Water pipe (shisha) smoking among male students of medical colleges in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia

Taha, Attia Z.; Sabra, Amr A.; Al-Mustafa, Zaid Z.; Al-Awami, Hasan R.; Al-Khalaf, Mujtaba A.; Al-Momen, Momen M.

doi:10.4103/0256-4947.62838

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“…Approximately twothirds of male students and one-third of female students in our study engaged in WP smoking at least once per day. A lower prevalence of 15% of daily WP smoking was found in university students in the eastern province of the KSA [27]. Studies from Lebanon and Jordan have reported daily smoking by one-quarter and one-fifth of university students, respectively [2,12].…”

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The prevalence and characteristics of water-pipe smoking among high school students in Saudi Arabia

Moamary

Ghobain

Shehri

et al. 2012

Journal of Infection and Public Health

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Objective: To identify the prevalence and predictors of the water-pipe (WP) smoking epidemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted with 16-18 year-old high school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Results: Of the 1272 participants, 414 (33.0%) reported having tried WP smoking. Of this group, 141 (34.1%) were female and 273 (65.9%) were male. Further, 129 (10.2%) students were current WP smokers who had used at least one rock in the past month; 20 were female (1.6%) and 120 were male (8.6%). Regarding age, 276 (68.1%) students who tried WP smoking at least once began when they were over 11 years of age, whereas 129 (31.9%) began WP smoking at or before 11 years of age. Adjusted odds ratios showed that trying WP smoking at least once was associated with smoking after the age of 11 (p = 0.021, OR 7.7; CI: 1.4-43.6) and accepting water-pipes from a friend (p = 0.024, OR 10.6; CI: 1.4-83.4). Conclusion: A high prevalence of WP smoking exists among male and female high schools students in Riyadh, KSA. WP smoking was reported to begin in early adulthood.

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The prevalence and characteristics of water-pipe smoking among high school students in Saudi Arabia

Moamary

Ghobain

Shehri

et al. 2012

Journal of Infection and Public Health

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“…Analysis of available information indicates that there are marked differences between countries in the incidence of shisha smoking. Taha et al (2010) reported that the prevalence of shisha smoking among male medical students in Saudi Arabia was 8.6%. A quite similar finding has been reported by Almutairi (2004) who found that among university students in Riyadh 7.3% of the study participants were shisha smokers.…”

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Shisha Smoking and Associated Factors among Medical Students in Malaysia

Al-Naggar¹,

Bobryshev²

2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WPS) is increasing in popularity and prevalence worldwide (Maziak, 2011; Taha et al, 2010). Little is known, however, about its health implications and there is a perception that it is less dangerous than cigarette smoking (Smith-Simone et al, 2008).…”

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In vitro effects of waterpipe smoke condensate on endothelial cell function: A potential risk factor for vascular disease

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Aim Despite its increasing popularity, little is known about the health effects of waterpipe smoking (WPS), particularly on the cardiovascular system. To investigate the role of WPS as a risk factor for vascular disease, we evaluated its effect on endothelial cell function, which is an early event in vascular disease pathogenesis. We assessed the changes in cell viability, ROS generation, inflammatory and vasodilatory markers and in vitro angiogenesis of human aortic endothelial cells in response to waterpipe smoke condensate exposure. Methods and results Mainstream waterpipe smoke condensate (WSC) was generated using a standard laboratory machine protocol. Compared to control, WSC induced cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and oxidative stress in human primary endothelial cells. In addition, we assayed for impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation and induced inflammation by studying the effect of WPS on the content and activity of AMPK, eNOS proteins and NF-κB p65 ser536 phosphorylation, respectively. WSC inhibited AMPK/eNOS phosphorylation and induced phosphorylation of p65. Moreover, we evaluated endothelial cells repair mechanism related properties that include migration/invasion and in vitro tube formation upon treatment with WSC. WSC reduced the motility and inhibited angiogenic potential of HAEC cells. Conclusions WPS induced endothelial cell dysfunction as evident by exerting oxidative stress, inflammation, and impaired endothelial vasodilatory function and repair mechanisms. All together these data provide evidence for the potential contribution of WPS to endothelial dysfunction and thus to vascular disease.

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Water pipe (shisha) smoking among male students of medical colleges in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia

Cited by 64 publications

References 12 publications

The prevalence and characteristics of water-pipe smoking among high school students in Saudi Arabia

The prevalence and characteristics of water-pipe smoking among high school students in Saudi Arabia

Shisha Smoking and Associated Factors among Medical Students in Malaysia

In vitro effects of waterpipe smoke condensate on endothelial cell function: A potential risk factor for vascular disease

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