Waterpipe tobacco smoking: Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior in two US samples
Waterpipe tobacco smoking: Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior in two US samples
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DOI：
10.1080/14622200701825023
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
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4.7
通讯作者：
Eissenberg, Thomas
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作者：
Smith-Simone, Stephanie;Maziak, Wasim;Eissenberg, Thomas
尽管有证据表明美国年轻人中水烟吸烟率不断上升，但人们对这一人群中水烟使用者的知识、态度、信念和吸烟模式知之甚少。为了解决这种缺乏知识的问题，调查了两个方便的美国水烟使用者样本--一个来自弗吉尼亚州里士满的水管咖啡馆(n=101)，另一个来自名为HookahForum.com的互联网论坛(n=100)。60%的人报告在18岁或之前第一次使用水管。每天使用水管的比例为19%，每周使用的比例为41%，每月的使用比例为29%。周末使用水管的比例(75%)高于工作日(43%)。44%的人报告说，他们在吸水烟斗期间吸烟的时间为60分钟。大多数水管用户拥有水管(57%)，并在互联网上购买(71%)。许多吸水烟者吸加糖和调味的烟草(即马赛尔)，最受欢迎的是水果味(54%)。过去一个月使用香烟、香烟或水烟斗以外的烟草产品和酒精的比例分别为54%、33%和80%，36%的人报告过去一个月使用过大麻。大多数水管使用者对自己戒烟的能力有信心(96%)，但只有少数人(32%)打算戒烟。大多数水烟斗使用者认为，与香烟相比，水烟斗烟草的危害和成瘾性更小。这些结果来自小样本；对更多随机抽样的美国水烟吸烟者群体进行更详细的研究，将有助于理解这种行为并制定有效的预防策略。
Despite evidence of increasing waterpipe tobacco smoking prevalence among U.S. young adults, little is known about the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and smoking patterns of waterpipe users in this population. To address this lack of knowledge, two convenience samples of U.S. waterpipe users were surveyed - one from a Richmond, Virginia, waterpipe caf (n=101), the other from an Internet forum called HookahForum.com (n=100). Sixty percent reported first-time waterpipe use at or before age 18. Daily waterpipe use was reported by 19%, weekly use by 41%, and monthly use by 29%. Waterpipe use was more common during the weekend (75%) than during weekdays (43%). Forty-four percent reported spending >= 60 min smoking tobacco during a waterpipe session. The majority of waterpipe users owned a waterpipe (57%) and purchased it on the Internet (71%). Many waterpipe users smoked the sweetened and flavored tobacco (i.e., maassel), and fruit flavors were the most popular (54%). Past month use of cigarettes, tobacco products other than cigarettes or waterpipe, and alcohol was 54%, 33%, and 80% respectively, and 36% reported past-month marijuana use. Most waterpipe users were confident about their ability to quit (96%), but only a minority (32%) intended to quit. Most waterpipe users believed waterpipe tobacco smoking was less harmful and addictive than cigarettes. These results are from small convenience samples; more detailed study of a larger group of randomly sampled U.S. waterpipe tobacco smokers will be valuable in understanding this behavior and developing effective strategies to prevent it.