Journal article
Cigarette and nargileh smoking practices among school students in Beirut, Lebanon
American journal of health behavior, Vol.31(1), pp.56-63
01/2007
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.31.1.6
PMID: 17181462
Abstract
To determine the prevalence and predictors of smoking nargileh and/or cigarettes among school students in Greater Beirut, Lebanon.
A proportionate random sample of 2443 students from 13 public and private schools was selected and asked to complete self-administered anonymous questionnaires.
The prevalence of smoking cigarettes only, nargileh only, and both was 2.5%, 25.6%, and 6.3%, respectively. Stepwise regression analyses revealed that the predictors of smoking for either type are different, whereby nargileh smoking is more culturally accepted than cigarette smoking.
Design interventions to increase awareness towards the hazards of the misconceived harmless effects of nargileh smoking.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cigarette and nargileh smoking practices among school students in Beirut, Lebanon
- Creators
- Hala Tamim - School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Ontario, Canada. htamim@yorku.caBan Al-SahabGhassan AkkaryMary GhanemNada TamimZana El RoueihebMayada KanjRima Afifi
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of health behavior, Vol.31(1), pp.56-63
- DOI
- 10.5993/AJHB.31.1.6
- PMID
- 17181462
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Health Behav
- ISSN
- 1087-3244
- eISSN
- 1945-7359
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2007
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984063132002771
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