Are waterpipe users interested in quitting?

Kenneth D Ward; Fadi Hammal; Mark W VanderWeg; Thomas Eissenberg; Taghrid Asfar; Samer Rastam; Wasim Maziak

doi:10.1080/14622200412331328402

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Are waterpipe users interested in quitting?

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Are waterpipe users interested in quitting?

Kenneth D Ward, Fadi Hammal, Mark W VanderWeg, Thomas Eissenberg, Taghrid Asfar, Samer Rastam and Wasim Maziak

Nicotine & tobacco research, Vol.7(1), pp.149-156

02/2005

DOI: 10.1080/14622200412331328402

PMID: 15804687

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Abstract

Waterpipe smoking has increased dramatically worldwide in recent years, with an estimated 100 million daily users. Research on this traditional Middle Eastern tobacco use method is in its infancy, and little is known about users' cessation-related attitudes and experiences. A random sample of 268 narghile (waterpipe) smokers (40% female; mean age = 30 years; range = 18-68) was obtained from cafes and restaurants in Aleppo, Syria. The majority of users (86.5%) believed they could quit using waterpipes at any time, but that belief was inversely related to perceived dependence, with only 48.7% of those who thought they were "very hooked" believing they could quit. Interest in quitting was expressed by 28.4% of subjects, with the majority (89.2%) reporting health concerns as a primary reason, and 59.2% having made an unsuccessful quit attempt in the past year. In a logistic regression model, independent predictors of interest in quitting included being married, having smoked for fewer years, not increasing the frequency of smoking over time, and having family members who do not smoke a waterpipe and disapprove of its use. Results indicate that a sizable percentage of waterpipe users express interest in quitting and have tried unsuccessfully in the past to quit. Waterpipe use needs to be considered in developing effective tobacco use cessation programs in the Middle East.

Cross-Sectional Studies

Attitude to Health

Humans

Middle Aged

Logistic Models

Male

Chi-Square Distribution

Smoking Cessation - methods

Smoking Prevention

Syria

Analysis of Variance

Social Perception

Tobacco Use Disorder - prevention & control

Tobacco Use Disorder - psychology

Adult

Female

Intention

Surveys and Questionnaires

Aged

Smoking - psychology

Smoking Cessation - psychology

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Title: Subtitle: Are waterpipe users interested in quitting?
Creators: Kenneth D Ward - University of Memphis Center for Community Health, Memphis, TN 38157, USA. kdward@memphis.edu
Fadi Hammal
Mark W VanderWeg
Thomas Eissenberg
Taghrid Asfar
Samer Rastam
Wasim Maziak
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Nicotine & tobacco research, Vol.7(1), pp.149-156
DOI: 10.1080/14622200412331328402
PMID: 15804687
NLM abbreviation: Nicotine Tob Res
ISSN: 1462-2203
eISSN: 1469-994X
Publisher: England
Grant note: R01DA11082 / NIDA NIH HHS R01TW05962 / FIC NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 02/2005
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984063114102771

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