Harini G, Krishnam Raju K V, Raju D V S Kiran, Chakravarthy K Kalyan, Kavya S Nagasri
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, GITAM Dental College and Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, Konaseema Institute of Dental Sciences, Amalapuram, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2016 Nov-Dec;6(6):529-534. doi: 10.4103/2231-0762.195521.
Reverse smoking is a peculiar form of smoking in which the smoker puts the lit end of the cigarette into the mouth and then inhales the smoke. There may be many predisposing factors that influence an individual to cultivate this habit, of which psychosocial habits could be the predominating factor. Hence, the present study was undertaken to evaluate the psychosocial factors that influence an individual to undertake this peculiar habit of reverse smoking.
A total of 128 habitual reverse smokers were included in the study, out of which 121 were females and 7 were males. A pretested open-ended questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was collected by direct interview method. Snowball sampling technique was employed in collecting the information regarding regular reverse smokers. Interviews were continued until new information did not provide further insights into the categories. The people who could not understand verbal commands and questions and who did not give an informed consent were excluded from the study. Statistical analysis was done using MS Office Excel using Chi-square test of Goodness of fit.
In contrast to the conventional smokers, various new reasons were identified for starting reverse smoking, of which the most important was that they had learned this habit from their mothers. This was followed by other reasons such as peer pressure, friendship, and cold climatic conditions.
This study provided an insight into the various factors that could influence an individual to take up this peculiar habit of reverse smoking.
反向吸烟是一种特殊的吸烟方式，吸烟者将点燃的烟头放入口中然后吸入烟雾。可能有许多诱发因素影响个体养成这种习惯，其中社会心理习惯可能是主要因素。因此，本研究旨在评估影响个体养成这种特殊反向吸烟习惯的社会心理因素。
本研究共纳入128名习惯性反向吸烟者，其中女性121名，男性7名。采用预先测试的开放式问卷进行数据收集。通过直接访谈法收集数据。采用雪球抽样技术收集有关经常反向吸烟者的信息。访谈持续进行，直到新信息不再能为各类别提供进一步的见解。无法理解口头指令和问题以及未给予知情同意的人被排除在研究之外。使用MS Office Excel进行统计分析，采用卡方拟合优度检验。
与传统吸烟者不同，发现了开始反向吸烟的各种新原因，其中最重要的是他们从母亲那里学到了这种习惯。其次是其他原因，如同伴压力、友谊和寒冷气候条件。
本研究深入了解了可能影响个体养成这种特殊反向吸烟习惯的各种因素。
