Alolabi Homam, Alchallah Mhd Obai, Mohsen Fatema, Shibani Mosa, Ismail Hlma, Alzabibi Mhd Amin, Sawaf Bisher
Faculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria.
Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon.
Heliyon. 2020 Nov 5;6(11):e05423. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05423. eCollection 2020 Nov.
The devastating Syrian crisis has raised concern regarding the social acceptance of smoking especially with water pipe use becoming a growing epidemic. We aim to determine the prevalence of cigarette and water pipe smoking among university students, along with identifying the addictive behavior among university students.
A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Syrian Private University during World No-Tobacco Day, in Damascus, Syria during the war crisis. The survey consists of 4 sections: socio-demographic information, Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence, attitude towards water pipes, and perspective about smoking. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Sciences version 25.0 (SPSS Inc., United States.).
Of the 622 participants, 429 (69%) were males with a mean age of 21.3 ± 3.1 years. The prevalence of tobacco smoking was 320 (51.4%), 208 (23.8%) for cigarettes, and 112 (18.0%) for water pipe. Smoking was significantly higher among male non-medical university students. The majority were low to moderate dependent when assessed by the Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence.
This study showed a very high prevalence of smoking indicating the need for smoking cessation programs, access to effective quitting treatments, and mass media campaigns to diminish smoking among the youth.
毁灭性的叙利亚危机引发了人们对吸烟社会接受度的关注，尤其是水烟吸食现象日益泛滥。我们旨在确定大学生中香烟和水烟的吸烟率，并识别大学生中的成瘾行为。
在叙利亚战争危机期间，于叙利亚大马士革的叙利亚私立大学世界无烟日当天开展了一项横断面研究。该调查包括4个部分：社会人口学信息、尼古丁依赖的法格斯特罗姆测试、对水烟的态度以及对吸烟的看法。使用科学统计软件包第25.0版（美国SPSS公司）对数据进行分析。
在622名参与者中，429名（69%）为男性，平均年龄为21.3±3.1岁。吸烟率为320人（51.4%），其中吸香烟的有208人（23.8%），吸水烟的有112人（18.0%）。男性非医学专业大学生的吸烟率显著更高。通过尼古丁依赖的法格斯特罗姆测试评估，大多数人处于低至中度依赖状态。
本研究表明吸烟率非常高，这表明需要开展戒烟项目、提供有效的戒烟治疗以及进行大众媒体宣传活动，以减少年轻人中的吸烟现象。
