Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL;
Nicotine Tob Res. 2014 Mar;16(3):373-7. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntt188. Epub 2013 Dec 17.
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of hookah use among Florida high school students over time. Alternative tobacco products, including hookah, pose a public health threat to tobacco prevention efforts, especially among adolescents.
Florida Youth Tobacco Survey data, representing all public high school students in the state, were analyzed to assess the prevalence of lifetime and current hookah use and were compared by demographic groups. Multiple years of data (2007-2012) were examined to assess changes over time.
During the past 6 years, there was an increase in lifetime hookah use among Florida high school students. While males remained at a higher rate overall, female adolescents increased at a faster rate. Hispanic and non-Hispanic White respondents reported increased trends as well. Current use trends did not change over 4 years, remaining at about 8%.
Hookah is a new tobacco product in the United States that appears attractive to youth, with dramatic increases among the state population. While cigarette use among youth is declining in Florida, the increasing uptake of alternative tobacco products may lessen the overall public health gains for tobacco use. There is a need for continued monitoring of hookah use among the adolescent population, for both prevention and cessation efforts as well as policy interventions to address this emerging trend.
本研究旨在评估佛罗里达州高中生中随时间推移使用水烟的流行率。包括水烟在内的替代烟草产品对烟草预防工作构成公共卫生威胁，尤其是在青少年中。
分析了代表该州所有公立高中学生的佛罗里达青少年烟草调查数据，以评估终生和当前使用水烟的流行率，并按人口统计学群体进行比较。研究了多年的数据（2007-2012 年），以评估随时间的变化。
在过去的 6 年中，佛罗里达州高中生中终生使用水烟的比例有所增加。虽然男性总体上仍然处于较高水平，但女性青少年的增长率更快。西班牙裔和非西班牙裔白人受访者也报告了增长趋势。4 年来，当前使用率的趋势没有变化，仍保持在 8%左右。
水烟是美国的一种新型烟草产品，对年轻人具有吸引力，在该州人口中急剧增加。虽然佛罗里达州青少年的吸烟率在下降，但替代烟草产品的使用率不断上升，可能会降低整体公共卫生对吸烟的收益。需要继续监测青少年人群中使用水烟的情况，以便进行预防和戒烟工作，以及采取政策干预措施来应对这一新兴趋势。
