Water Pipe & Cigarette Smoking among Qassim University Male Students: Prevalence and Beliefs
Water Pipe & Cigarette Smoking among Qassim University Male Students: Prevalence and Beliefs
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DOI：
10.12816/0005972
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Alzohairy, Mohammad A.
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作者：
Alzohairy, Mohammad A.
目的：本研究的主要目的是调查Qassim大学男生吸烟的流行情况和信念。方法：在卡西姆大学文学院、卫生学院的学生中进行了一项横断面调查，2011年1月，在随机选择的500名男大学生中分发了设计的形式。该问卷旨在询问与吸烟和水烟有关的具体问题，以及他们对吸烟的看法。结果：调查对象总吸烟率为40%，吸烟率为41%。患病率最高的是卫生学院（50%）、理学院（38%）和文学院（12%）的学生。吸烟、亲友吸烟与大学生水烟的患病率有显著相关性（P < 0.05），而居住地、收入和婚姻状况对大学生水烟的患病率无显著影响。经常发现吸烟和水烟，并与家人和朋友的相同习惯相沉淀。
Objective: The main objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and beliefs of water pipe & cigarette smoking among Qassim University male students.Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the students of Literature Colleges, Health Colleges of Qassim University and a self-administered, anonymous, pre-structured, designed proforma was distributed among randomly selected group of 500 male university students during January 2011. The questionnaire was designed to ask specific questions that are related to cigarette smoking and water pipe smoking in general and their belief regarding smoking. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS software.Results: The total prevalence rate of waterpipe smoking was found to be 40% and Cigarette smoking was 41%. The major prevalence was found among the students of Health College (50%) then Science College (38%) and Literature College (12%). Cigarette smoking, smoking among relatives and friends has significant association (P < 0.05) with prevalence of waterpipe among university students, while residence, income and marital status do not have any significant effect on water pipe smoking.Conclusions: Approximately more than one-third of the students currently smoke waterpipe. Smoking of both cigarette and waterpipe was frequently found and it is precipitated with the same habits in family and friends.