College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz, University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Infect Public Health. 2012 Apr;5(2):159-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.01.002. Epub 2012 Feb 20.
To identify the prevalence and predictors of the water-pipe (WP) smoking epidemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
A cross-sectional study conducted with 16-18 year-old high school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Of the 1272 participants, 414 (33.0%) reported having tried WP smoking. Of this group, 141 (34.1%) were female and 273 (65.9%) were male. Further, 129 (10.2%) students were current WP smokers who had used at least one rock in the past month; 20 were female (1.6%) and 120 were male (8.6%). Regarding age, 276 (68.1%) students who tried WP smoking at least once began when they were over 11 years of age, whereas 129 (31.9%) began WP smoking at or before 11 years of age. Adjusted odds ratios showed that trying WP smoking at least once was associated with smoking after the age of 11 (p=0.021, OR 7.7; CI: 1.4-43.6) and accepting water-pipes from a friend (p=0.024, OR 10.6; CI: 1.4-83.4).
A high prevalence of WP smoking exists among male and female high schools students in Riyadh, KSA. WP smoking was reported to begin in early adulthood.
确定沙特阿拉伯王国（KSA）水烟（WP）吸烟流行的患病率和预测因素。
在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的高中生中进行了一项横断面研究。
在 1272 名参与者中，414 名（33.0%）报告曾尝试过 WP 吸烟。在这一组中，141 名（34.1%）是女性，273 名（65.9%）是男性。此外，有 129 名（10.2%）学生是当前的 WP 吸烟者，他们在过去一个月中至少使用过一个烟弹；其中 20 名是女性（1.6%），120 名是男性（8.6%）。关于年龄，至少尝试过一次 WP 吸烟的 276 名学生（68.1%）在 11 岁以上开始吸烟，而 129 名学生（31.9%）在 11 岁或之前开始 WP 吸烟。调整后的优势比表明，至少尝试过一次 WP 吸烟与 11 岁以后吸烟有关（p=0.021，OR 7.7；CI：1.4-43.6）和从朋友那里接受水烟（p=0.024，OR 10.6；CI：1.4-83.4）。
在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的男女高中生中，WP 吸烟的流行率很高。WP 吸烟报告开始于成年早期。
