卡塔尔水烟吸食者的戒烟认知与意愿：一项横断面调查。
Perception and intentions to quit among waterpipe smokers in Qatar: a cross-sectional survey.
作者信息
Jaam M, Al-Marridi W, Fares H, Izham M, Kheir N, Awaisu A
机构信息
College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
出版信息
Public Health Action. 2016 Mar 21;6(1):38-43. doi: 10.5588/pha.15.0054. Epub 2016 Jan 25.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the perceptions and attitudes of waterpipe (shisha) smokers in Qatar regarding the health risks associated with addiction and to determine their intentions to quit.
METHODS
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 181 self-reported waterpipe smokers. Participants were approached in public places as well as in shisha cafes in Qatar. The questionnaire included items related to perception, attitude and intention to quit. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were performed for data analyses, with P ≤ 0.05 considered statistically significant.
RESULTS
About 44% of the respondents believed that waterpipe smoking was safer than cigarette smoking, and more than 70% would not mind if their children became involved in waterpipe smoking. More than half of the current smokers wanted to quit smoking shisha at some point, and 17% identified health concerns as the main motivating factor for their intention to quit.
CONCLUSION
A large proportion of shisha smokers viewed shisha as a safer alternative to cigarettes, yet they admitted to intending to quit. These findings underscore the need to design educational interventions and awareness campaigns as well as impose stringent laws on waterpipe smoking in public places in Qatar.
目的
评估卡塔尔水烟吸食者对与成瘾相关的健康风险的认知和态度，并确定他们的戒烟意愿。
方法
对181名自我报告的水烟吸食者进行了横断面调查。在卡塔尔的公共场所和水烟咖啡馆对参与者进行了调查。问卷包括与认知、态度和戒烟意愿相关的项目。对数据进行描述性和推断性统计分析，P≤0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
结果
约44%的受访者认为吸食水烟比吸烟更安全，超过70%的人表示如果自己的孩子吸食水烟他们不会介意。超过一半的现吸水烟者表示想在某个时候戒掉水烟，17%的人认为健康问题是他们戒烟意愿的主要驱动因素。
结论
很大一部分水烟吸食者认为水烟是比香烟更安全的替代品，但他们承认有戒烟的意愿。这些发现强调了在卡塔尔设计教育干预措施和提高认识运动以及对公共场所水烟吸食实施严格法律的必要性。
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