Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2022 Jun;25(6):779-785. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_1424_21.
There is a global rise in shisha smoking amongst the youths. Information on the prevalence and knowledge of the constituents and the harmful effects of shisha smoking is important for the development of prevention strategies and policies.
This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the knowledge and sociodemographic predictors of shisha smoking among the university students.
A structured 12-item questionnaire was administered to the university students at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The prevalence, knowledge, and predictors of shisha smoking and the association between sociodemographic factors were studied. A P value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Among the 546 university students studied, 24.7% (135) had smoked shisha. The percentage of those knowledgeable about the constituents and its ill effects of shisha smoking was 14.8% (81), those with poor knowledge was 94.1% among shisha smokers. Females and social sciences students demonstrated statistically significant better knowledge of shisha (P = 0.007, and 0.027, respectively). The main predictors of shisha smoking were: poor knowledge (odd ratio, OR = 4.48, 95% confidence interval, CI [2.02, 9.93], P = 0.001), being in 400 level of study (OR = 2.63, 95% CI [1.12, 6.13], P = 0.724) and being in the faculty of social science (OR = 1.25, 95% CI [0.50, 3.09], P = 0.638).
The prevalence of shisha smoking in this study was 24.7%, and the most influential factors were the level of study, type of faculty, and knowledge of the constituents and harmful effects of shisha. Lecturers and administrators of different faculties of the university should be engaged to include shisha smoking prevention programs in their curriculum.
年轻人中吸食水烟的现象在全球范围内呈上升趋势。了解水烟的成分和危害对于制定预防策略和政策非常重要。
本横断面研究旨在评估大学生中水烟的流行情况、知识水平以及社会人口统计学预测因素。
在河流州的哈克特港大学，对大学生进行了一项包含 12 个问题的结构化问卷。研究了水烟的流行情况、知识水平和预测因素，以及社会人口统计学因素之间的关系。P 值 <0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
在所研究的 546 名大学生中，24.7%（135 人）曾吸食过水烟。对水烟成分及其危害有一定了解的学生比例为 14.8%（81 人），而对水烟了解不足的学生比例为 94.1%。女性和社会科学专业的学生对水烟的知识水平表现出统计学上的显著差异（P = 0.007 和 0.027）。水烟的主要预测因素包括：知识水平较差（优势比，OR = 4.48，95%置信区间，CI [2.02，9.93]，P = 0.001）、在 400 年级学习（OR = 2.63，95%CI [1.12，6.13]，P = 0.724）和在社会科学学院（OR = 1.25，95%CI [0.50，3.09]，P = 0.638）。
在这项研究中，水烟的流行率为 24.7%，最具影响力的因素是学习水平、学院类型以及对水烟成分和危害的了解程度。应让大学不同学院的讲师和管理人员参与进来，将水烟预防计划纳入他们的课程。
