Understanding tobacco-related attitudes among college and noncollege young adult hookah and cigarette users

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Journal of American college health : J of ACH

J.Am.Coll.Health

LR: 20150422; GR: R01 CA087472/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01-CA87472/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R25 CA113710/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R25T-113710/PHS HHS/United States; GR: U01 CA154240/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: U01-CA15424

United States

1940-3208; 0744-8481

PMID: 24313692

eng

Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM

10.1080/07448481.2013.842171 [doi]

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OBJECTIVE: To examine differences in tobacco-related attitudes and hookah and cigarette use among college and noncollege young adults. PARTICIPANTS: Time-location samples of young adult bar patrons in San Diego, California (N = 2,243), Tulsa (N = 2,095) and Oklahoma City (N = 2,200), Oklahoma, Albuquerque (N = 1,044) and Las Cruces (N = 894), New Mexico, between September 2009 and July 2011. METHODS: Multinomial logistic regression examined associations between hookah and cigarette use and tobacco-related attitudes. RESULTS: Current college students and graduates are less likely to smoke cigarettes, but more likely to use hookah. Among current hookah users, 22.6% were hookah-only users and 77.4% were dual users (cigarettes and hookah). College status is associated with different hookah use patterns, and those with anti-tobacco industry attitudes were more likely to smoke hookah. CONCLUSIONS: Novel interventions are needed for college students using hookah. Existing strategies targeting smokers with anti-tobacco industry messages may be irrelevant to hookah users.

Lee,Y.O., Bahreinifar,S., Ling,P.M.

a Public Health Research Division , RTI International , Research Triangle Park , North Carolina.

PMC3920485

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2014