Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Prevalence and Associated Factors in the Southeast of Iran

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Addiction & health

Addict.Health.

Apr

LR: 20181113; JID: 101582275; OTO: NOTNLM; 2018/01/05 06:00 [entrez]; 2018/01/05 06:00 [pubmed]; 2018/01/05 06:01 [medline]; ppublish

Iran

2008-4633; 2008-4633

PMID: 29299209

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Background: Waterpipe smoking is a growing public health threat worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess waterpipe smoking prevalence and its associated factors among Iranian adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Kerman, Iran, recruiting 1090 adult participants using multistage sampling in 2016. A self-reported researcher-designed questionnaire was used. The socio-demographic characteristics and waterpipe smoking behaviors such as pattern, duration, and the most common place of waterpipe use, the type of tobacco, and the concurrent use of alcohol and substances were assessed. Data analyses were performed using chi-square, independent t-test, and multiple logistic regression. Findings: The prevalence of ever, current and daily waterpipe smoking were 43.8%, 28.8%, and 7.2%, respectively. Men initiated to use waterpipe in more early ages than women (P

Danaei,M., Jabbarinejad-Kermani,A., Mohebbi,E., Momeni,M.

Assistant Professor, HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.; Senior Researcher, Modeling in Health Re(TRUNCATED

PMC5742413

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2017