Venkatesh Elluru, Al Jemal Mohammad Yousef, Al Samani Abdullah Saleh
Department of Oral, Basic and Clinical Sciences, College of Dentistry, Qassim Private Colleges, P. O. Box: 156, Buraidah 51411, Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia, Mobile: +00966531696618.
College of Dentistry, Qassim Private Colleges, Buraidah, Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2017 Aug 18;32(1):/j/ijamh.2020.32.issue-1/ijamh-2017-0090/ijamh-2017-0090.xml. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2017-0090.
Background The present scenario shows that waterpipe smoking, one of tobacco smoking methods, the practice off which dates back at least 400 year is appealing to the youth. Waterpipe tobacco smoking is frequently linked with nations of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) comprising Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon and Syria. The present study shows the socio-demographic characteristics, behavior and knowledge of youth towards waterpipe smoking. Recognizing these features may help emphasize intervention methods. Methods A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data about waterpipe smoking comprising sociodemographic, behavior, reasons and knowledge from 230 university students. Results 230 questionnaires were distributed from which only 199 were included in the study as 31 were excluded because of incompleteness of the survey. The mean age for starting smoking was 19.49 ± 3.75 years with 32.5% of family members and the majority of their friends engaged with waterpipe smoking. Pleasure and happiness (76%), helps me to deal with pressure (78%) and acceptance by society (91%), were the major reasons cited for waterpipe smoking. It being less harmful and less addictive (55%) compared to cigarettes and no objection from the parents (58%) were the other cited reasons. Furthermore, less than 50% of the participants had correct knowledge of its harmful effects. Conclusion It is clearly evident from our findings that there is a meagre amount of knowledge regarding the harmful effects of waterpipe smoking. It is essential that programs to impart knowledge regarding the harmful effects of waterpipe smoking and dependence should be of the utmost importance.
背景 当前情况表明，水烟吸食作为吸烟方式之一，其历史可追溯至至少400年前，正吸引着年轻人。水烟吸食常与东地中海区域（EMR）的国家相关联，包括埃及、科威特、黎巴嫩和叙利亚。本研究展示了年轻人对水烟吸食的社会人口学特征、行为及认知。了解这些特征可能有助于强调干预方法。方法 使用一份自填式问卷收集230名大学生关于水烟吸食的数据，包括社会人口学、行为、原因及认知。结果 共发放230份问卷，因调查不完整排除31份，仅199份纳入研究。开始吸烟的平均年龄为19.49±3.75岁，32.5%的家庭成员及大多数朋友吸食水烟。吸食水烟的主要原因包括愉悦和快乐（76%）、帮助应对压力（78%）以及被社会接受（91%）。与香烟相比危害较小且成瘾性较低（55%）以及父母不反对（58%）也是其他被提及的原因。此外，不到50%的参与者对其有害影响有正确认知。结论 从我们的研究结果明显可以看出，关于水烟吸食有害影响的知识非常匮乏。传授水烟吸食有害影响及成瘾相关知识的项目至关重要。
