Waterpipe tobacco smoking on a US college campus: Prevalence and correlates
Waterpipe tobacco smoking on a US college campus: Prevalence and correlates
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.10.004
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发表时间：
2008-05-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Maziak, Wasim
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作者：
Eissenberg, Thomas;Ward, Kenneth D.;Maziak, Wasim
目的：据报道，水烟越来越受欢迎，特别是在大学生中。本研究探讨了水管吸烟的流行率和看法在大学为基础的population.Method：这是一个横截面的互联网为基础的调查，一年级的大学生，研究了水管吸烟和其他烟草的使用，风险的看法，影响，和感知的社会可接受性。20%（151/744）报告在过去30天内吸烟。相对于从未使用者，用户更有可能认为水烟吸烟的危害小于cigarettuse.Conclusions：因为水烟吸烟的患病率正在增加，因为它可以涉及有毒物质的吸入，甚至更大的水平比吸烟，它代表了一个日益增长的公共卫生问题。(C)2008青少年医学会。All rights reserved.
Purpose: Waterpipe tobacco smoking is reported to be growing in popularity, particularly among college students. This study examined the prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking prevalence and perceptions in a university-based population.Method: This was a cross-sectional Internet-based survey of first-year university students, which examined waterpipe tobacco smoking and other tobacco use, risk perceptions, influences, and perceived social acceptability.Results: Waterpipe tobacco smoking within the past 30 days was reported by 20% (151/744). Relative to never users, users were more likely to perceive waterpipe tobacco smoking as less harmful than cigarette use.Conclusions: Because waterpipe tobacco smoking is increasing in prevalence and because it can involve toxicant inhalation at even greater levels than with cigarette smoking, it represents a growing public health issue. (C) 2008 Society for Adolescent Medicine. All rights reserved.