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Perceptions of hookah smoking harmfulness: predictors and characteristics among current hookah users

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2009
Introduction Tobacco cigarette smoking a well-known cause of cancer and other diseases. Hookah smoking is another form of tobacco use that has rapidly spread in the United State and Europe.
Khaled Aljarrah, Zaid Q. Ababneh, Wael K Al-Delaimy   +2 more
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The risk of hookah smoking and sharing hookah pipe during the COVID-19 pandemic

Public Health and Toxicology, 2023
Introduction Smoking hookah also called hookah, nargile, or water pipe, is a common practice in many parts of the world. Hookah smoke contains dangerous chemicals that affect the respiratory system and weaken the lungs, exposing the body to the risks of ...
Aicha Adam AL-Nour Gassim, Nimatcan Mehmet, Egemen Ünal, Salih Mollahaliloğlu   +3 more
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Use of Hookah and Age of Asthma Onset Among US Adults. [PDF]

Tob Use Insights
Objective To explore the association of hookah use on the age of asthma onset among adults who were asthma/COPD free and who did not use cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes or smokeless tobacco prior to asthma onset. Methods Secondary data analyses
Pérez A, Valencia S, Jani PP, Harrell MB.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Female University Students’ Experiences of Hookah Smoking: Cool Habit and Non-predictable Imminent Consequences and Risks

Jordan Journal of Nursing Research, 2022
Aim: The purpose of this study is to describe the perceptions of and reasons for adopting Hookah smoking among female university students.  Background: Debates on risk and harm of Hookah smoking existed among female university ...
Ahlam Al- Natour, Gordon. Gillespie
doaj   +1 more source

Association of non-daily hookah tobacco smoking and cardiovascular disease-related exposure biomarkers among U.S. users: The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023
Hookah smoking has grown to become a global tobacco epidemic. While cigarette smoking is a well-established cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor, the CVD risks of hookah smoking are unknown, particularly among regular U.S.
Mary Rezk-Hanna, Amanda Adolfo, Umme Shefa Warda, Mary-Lynn Brecht, Neal L. Benowitz   +4 more
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Hookah use patterns, social influence and associated other substance use among a sample of New York City public university students

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2020
Background Most hookah use studies have not included racial and ethnic minorities which limits our understanding of its use among these growing populations.
Omar El Shahawy, Su Hyun Park, Erin S. Rogers, Jenni A. Shearston, Azure B. Thompson, Spring C. Cooper, Nicholas Freudenberg, Samuel A. Ball, David Abrams, Donna Shelley, Scott E. Sherman   +10 more
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Hookah use and COVID-19 [PDF]

Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, 2020
[No abstract available]
Ardıçoğlu Akışın, Nazife Yasemin, Öziş, Salih Erpulat, Poyraz, Mustafa Barış, Kurt, Halil   +3 more
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Predictors of Non- Hookah Smoking Among High-School Students Based On Prototype/Willingness Model [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2014
Background: The aim of the study was to determine predictors of refraining from hookah smoking among high-school students in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran based on Prototype/Willingness model.
MohammadAli MorowatiSharifabad, Mosharafeh Chaleshgar Kordasiabi, Amin Ghanbarnejad   +2 more
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Hookah Use and Perceptions among Young Adult Hookah Users [PDF]

Journal of Addictive Behaviors,Therapy & Rehabilitation, 2018
Despite declining cigarette use, hookah use has increased substantially among youth and young adults. This is alarming, as hookah can lead to the same health risks as cigarettes and expose users to a high amount of smoke, nicotine, and toxicants. Determining patterns of hookah use and perceptions in young adults is important in prevention efforts ...
Nicole E, Nicksic, Christina, Ly, Alexandra, Loukas, Cheryl L, Perry   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Transitions in hookah (Waterpipe) smoking by U.S. sexual minority adults between 2013 and 2015: the population assessment of tobacco and health study wave 1 and wave 2

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Tobacco smoking using a hookah (i.e., waterpipe) is a global epidemic. While evidence suggests that sexual minorities (SM) have higher odds of hookah use compared to heterosexuals, little is known about their hookah use patterns and ...
Mary Rezk-Hanna, Ian W. Holloway, Joy Toyama, Umme Shefa Warda, Lorree Catherine Berteau, Mary-Lynn Brecht, Linda Sarna   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source