Reasons for shisha smoking: Findings from a mixed methods study among adult shisha smokers in Nigeria. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthShisha smoking has increased significantly worldwide over the past decade including in developing countries such as Nigeria. We aimed to understand the reasons for shisha smoking in Nigeria in order to address the lack of context-specific evidence to ...
Noreen Dadirai Mdege +5 more
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Smoking habits and the influence of war on cigarette and shisha smoking in Syria. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Tobacco smoking might be impacted by various influences, including psychological, socio-cultural, and economic factors. A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in Syrian Arab Republic from March to April 2019 using a web-based ...
Ameer Kakaje +5 more
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Measuring the acute cardiovascular effects of shisha smoking: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
JRSM Open, 2014 Objectives To investigate the acute cardiovascular effects of smoking shisha. Design A cross-sectional study was carried out in six shisha cafes. Participants smoked shisha for a period between 45 min (minimum) and 90 min (maximum).
Murtaza Kadhum +4 more
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Assessing the risk of cardiovascular diseases in relation to shisha smoking among adults in Qatar: An analytical cross-sectional study [PDF]
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2023 Introduction Tobacco smoking is a preventable cause of disease and death worldwide. Shisha has become a popular method of smoking tobacco. In Qatar, the prevalence of smoking in 2019 was 25.2%, of which 20.9% was smoking shisha. Shisha smoking is thought
Elhassan Mahmoud* +8 more
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Shisha smoking in selected nightclubs in Nigeria. [PDF]
Pan Afr Med J, 2019 Shisha consumption is a growing public health issue all over the globe and public health awareness about its deleterious health consequences is still not sufficiently raised.In this location-based study of nightclubs in Ibadan, Nigeria, 633 patrons of selected nightclubs were interviewed in order to obtain information on prevalence, correlates and ...
Lasebikan VO, Ola BA, Lasebikan TO.
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Prevalence and associated factors of shisha smoking among students in Senegal: Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2020 [PDF]
Tobacco Induced DiseasesIntroduction Although shisha smoking is banned in Senegal, it has become increasingly popular, especially among youth. Despite the health risks associated with shisha smoking, there are few studies on shisha smoking in West Africa and none in Senegal ...
Bai Cham +4 more
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Predictors of Shisha smoking among adolescent female in Western Iran in 2019 using a Prototype-Willingness Model [PDF]
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2020 Introduction Given the increasing prevalence of shisha smoking (SS) in adolescent females, it is necessary to determine the factors influencing adolescent’s choice of shisha.
Saeed Bashirian +4 more
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Prevalence, knowledge and practices of shisha smoking among youth in Kampala City, Uganda [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 INTRODUCTION: Globally tobacco use kills more than seven million people annually, a figure expected to rise to 8 million deaths every year by 2030. Though perceived as safe, shisha smoking is reported to have the same or worse health effects as cigarette
Christine Aanyu +6 more
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Effects of smoking shisha, cancer risk, and strategies for prevention of shisha habit
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, 2022 Smoking tobacco through a water pipe, also referred to as Shisha, is prevalent in Middle Eastern countries but has gained popularity worldwide, especially among youth.
Shankargouda Patil +2 more
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Shisha Smoking Habit among Dental School Students in the United Arab Emirates: Enabling Factors and Barriers [PDF]
International Journal of Dentistry, 2018 Objectives. The objective of the present study was to assess shisha smoking among dental school students in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). In addition, the role of suggested barriers and enabling factors in shisha smoking was also evaluated ...
Natheer H. Al-Rawi +2 more
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