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Title: | Policy-relevant context of waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in six countries across the Eastern Mediterranean Region : a qualitative study | Authors: | Salloum, Ramzi G. Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen Hamadeh, Randah Thomas, Justin Mostafa, Aya Yusufali, Afzalhussein Kheirallah, Khalid A. Macauda, Mark M. Theis, Ryan P. El Kadi, Lama Johnson, Evan J. Darawad, Muhammad W. Nakkash, Rima |
Keywords: | Smoking - Adverse effects - Mediterranean Region;Tobacco - Adverse effects - Mediterranean Region;Hookahs - Health aspects | Issue Date: | Sep-2017 | Publisher: | Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention | Source: | Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 18 (9), 2533-2540 | Abstract: | background: Waterpipe tobacco smoking rates in the Eastern Mediterranean region are some of the highest worldwide, especially among young people. This study aimed to improve our knowledge of the policy-relevant context of waterpipe smoking among six countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and the United Arab Emirates. Participants were young adult university students (18-29 years) from both genders who had ever smoked the waterpipe, recruited from universities participating in this study. Directed content analysis was used to analyze the transcripts. Results: A total of 53 in-depth interviews were conducted in Arabic in 2016. Findings were organized around 5 themes: waterpipe product characteristics; patterns of waterpipe smoking; the waterpipe café setting; perceived health consequences; and health warning labels. Waterpipe smoking was commonly perceived as a safe alternative to cigarettes. Waterpipe tobacco was reported to be widely accessible and affordable to young participants. There is a lack of knowledge among waterpipe smokers about the associated health effects. Warning labels are effective at communicating health risks associated with waterpipe smoking. Conclusions: Regulatory frameworks for waterpipe tobacco smoking should be developed and enforced, including waterpipe-specific health warning labels that elucidate the harmful effects of waterpipe smoki | Description: | Article in : Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol 18, no. 9, pp. 2533-2540 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11889/5172 |
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