Waterpipe tobacco smoking on a US college campus: Prevalence and correlates

被引：197

作者：

Eissenberg, Thomas ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Ward, Kenneth D. ^{[3
,4
,5
]}

Smith-Simone, Stephanie ^{[6
,7
]}

Maziak, Wasim ^{[3
,4
,5
]}

机构：

[1] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Psychol, Richmond, VA 23298 USA

[2] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Inst Drug & Alcohol Studies, Richmond, VA 23298 USA

[3] Syrian Ctr Tobacco Studies, Aleppo, Syria

[4] Univ Memphis, Dept Hlth & Sport Sci, Memphis, TN 38152 USA

[5] Univ Memphis, Ctr Community Hlth, Memphis, TN 38152 USA

[6] Princeton Univ, Ctr Hlth & Wellbeing, Princeton, NJ USA

[7] Robert Wood Johnson Fdn, Princeton, NJ 08540 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH | 2008年 / 42卷 / 05期

关键词：

waterpipe; tobacco; prevalence; risk perception; college students;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.10.004

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

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.

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页数：4

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