Beliefs and attitudes related to narghile (waterpipe) smoking among university students in Syria
Beliefs and attitudes related to narghile (waterpipe) smoking among university students in Syria
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DOI：
10.1016/j.annepidem.2003.11.003
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发表时间：
2004-10-01
影响因子：
5.6
通讯作者：
Ward, KD
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作者：
Maziak, W;Eissenberg, T;Ward, KD
目得：为了评估的信念和态度narghile（水管）吸烟，可能有助于其在年轻人中的普及程度增加在syrays.METHODS：在2003年，一个横断面调查管理的大学生在阿勒颇，使用采访者管理的问卷。总体而言，587名学生参加了这项研究（278名男性，309名女性;平均年龄，21.8 +/- 2.1;响应率98.8%）。对narghile的负面看法包括产生的烟雾，污染和对健康的不利影响。学生们认为，narghile的流行是其使用日益上升的区域趋势的一部分，因为它是一种有吸引力的方式来度过闲暇时间与朋友社交。更多的学生（49.7%）认为narghile比香烟对健康的危害更大，而30%的人认为相反。呼吸系统疾病是最常被引用的吸烟对健康的影响。与香烟相比，家庭对年轻成员吸烟的态度对纳格尔烟更加宽容，而且令人惊讶的是，对女性吸烟纳格尔烟的态度比男性更宽容。结论：尽管人们相当重视纳格尔烟的潜在健康风险，但纳格尔烟作为一种时尚社会习惯的兴起似乎正在发生。成年家庭成员对年轻女性成员使用narghile的纵容，特别是在对女性吸烟有强烈禁忌的情况下，可能会导致叙利亚妇女中narghile吸烟的持续蔓延。(C)2004年爱思唯尔公司All rights reserved.
PURPOSE: To assess the beliefs and attitudes related to narghile (waterpipe) smoking that are likely to contribute to its increased popularity among young people in Syria.METHODS: In 2003, a cross-sectional survey was administered to university students in Aleppo, using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Overall, 587 students participated in the study (278 males, 309 females; mean age, 21.8 +/- 2.1; response rate 98.8%).RESULTS: The most common positive perceptions of narghile were related to its smell and taste. Negative perceptions of narghile included the smoke produced, the pollution, and perceived adverse health effects. Students believed the popularity of narghile to be part of a rising regional trend in its use, due to its being an appealing way to spend leisure time socializing with friends. More students (49.7%) believed narghile to be more harmful to health than cigarettes, compared with 30% who believed the opposite. Respiratory disease was the most commonly cited health effect of narghile smoking. Family attitudes regarding tobacco use by younger members were more permissive about narghile compared with cigarettes, and, surprisingly, were more permissive about females smoking narghile than males doing so.CONCLUSIONS: The rise in narghile smoking as a trendy social habit appears to be occurring despite considerable appreciation of its potential health risks. Permissiveness of adult family members towards narghile use by young female members, especially in the presence of a strong taboo against female cigarette smoking may contribute to the continuous spread of narghile smoking among women in Syria. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.