Basir Fasia, Khan Muhammad Sheheryar, Ahmed Bilal, Farooq Wasfa, Virji Rashna Naozer
Department of Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2014 Apr;24(4):265-8.
To determine the frequency of waterpipe smoking in students of different age groups.
Cross-sectional survey.
Karachi, Pakistan, from February 2012 to February 2013.
The subjects were divided into two age groups. Group-I comprised of 13 - 17 years old randomly selected students from O' Level schools in Karachi and group-2 included 23 - 27 years old undergraduate and postgraduate students again randomly selected from various institutions in Karachi. A questionnaire was filled with prior consent, basic education on waterpipe smoking was given, and all the questions of the survey form were explained to the subjects according to context.
In group-1, 39% students smoked waterpipe. Most students had been smoking waterpipe for the last 2 years. In group-2, 48% individuals smoked waterpipe, majority of smokers indulged in the last 5 years and among them, most were falling within the last 2 years.
The frequency of waterpipe smoking in teenage students was 39% and older students for 48%. Social and recreational use of waterpipes is widespread among both groups despite being acknowledged by majority as a health hazard.
确定不同年龄组学生吸食水烟的频率。
横断面调查。
2012年2月至2013年2月，巴基斯坦卡拉奇。
将受试者分为两个年龄组。第一组由从卡拉奇O水准学校随机选取的13 - 17岁学生组成，第二组包括从卡拉奇各机构再次随机选取的23 - 27岁本科生和研究生。在获得事先同意后填写问卷，提供了关于水烟吸食的基础教育，并根据上下文向受试者解释了调查问卷的所有问题。
在第一组中，39%的学生吸食水烟。大多数学生在过去两年一直在吸食水烟。在第二组中，48%的人吸食水烟，大多数吸烟者在过去5年开始吸食，其中大多数是在过去2年开始的。
青少年学生吸食水烟的频率为39%，年龄较大的学生为48%。尽管大多数人承认水烟对健康有害，但水烟在社交和娱乐方面的使用在两组中都很普遍。
