Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), USA.
Prev Med. 2010 Nov;51(5):394-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.08.016. Epub 2010 Sep 15.
A national surveillance system to track hookah use by adolescents does not exist. A growing body of evidence suggests that high school-aged students are experimenting with this form of tobacco. This study adds to the current literature by providing prevalence estimates and factors associated with hookah use among New Jersey high school students.
This study explores factors associated with hookah use using 2008 NJYTS data. The 2008 NJYTS was a self-reported, paper-and-pencil, cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of 3010 high school students.
9.7% of NJ high school students are current hookah users. Predictors of hookah use included those who identified as Asian, concurrent tobacco users, perceiving that cigars are safer than cigarettes, or perceiving that smoking looks cool.
The prevalence of hookah use, higher likelihood of concurrent tobacco use among hookah users, and misperceptions of safety and popularity of hookah among NJ adolescents are cause for concern and action. The development and regular implementation of standardized hookah prevalence questions into our national and state surveillance systems, as well as targeted, state-specific youth education and prevention activities are essential to thwart this growing public health concern.
目前还没有一个全国性的监测系统来跟踪青少年使用水烟的情况。越来越多的证据表明，高中生正在尝试这种形式的烟草。本研究通过提供新泽西州高中生使用水烟的流行率估计和相关因素，为当前的文献做出了贡献。
本研究使用 2008 年 NJYTS 数据探讨了与水烟使用相关的因素。2008 年 NJYTS 是对 3010 名高中生进行的一项自我报告、纸笔、横断面调查。
9.7%的新泽西州高中生是当前的水烟使用者。水烟使用的预测因素包括亚裔、同时使用烟草、认为雪茄比香烟更安全或认为吸烟看起来很酷的人。
水烟使用的流行率、水烟使用者中同时使用烟草的可能性更高、以及对水烟安全性和流行度的误解，都令人担忧，需要采取行动。开发和定期实施标准化的水烟流行率问题到我们的国家和州监测系统，以及针对特定州的青年教育和预防活动，对于遏制这一日益严重的公共卫生问题至关重要。
