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Lifestyle-related determinants of hookah and cigarette smoking in Iranian adults	2010		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full J Community Health Periodical, Abbrev. J.Community Health Pub Date Free Form Volume 35 Issue 1 Start Page 36 Other Pages 42 Notes ID: 19866347 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract To identify lifestyle-related determinants of hookah and cigarette smoking in Iranian adults, a total of 12,514 men and women aged >/=19 years in three counties in central Iran (Isfahan, Najafabad, Arak) were selected in multistage random sampling. Data on socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyle were collected in interviewer-administered questionnaires, as part of the baseline survey of the Isfahan Healthy Heart Program. Unhealthy lifestyle-related factors independently associated with cigarette and hookah smoking, were identified in sex-specific multivariate logistic regression analyses. High stress levels (OR: 1.55; 95% CI: 1.35-1.78 for men; OR: 1.63; 95% CI: 1.17-2.27 for women), family member smoking (OR: 1.61; 95% CI: 1.27-4.92 for men; OR: 2.49; 95% CI: 2.20-2.95 for women), and short/long sleep duration (OR: 1.18; 95% CI: 1.01-1.39 for men; OR: 1.52; 95% CI: 1.10-2.35 for women) were associated with cigarette smoking in both men and women. Poor diet was also related to cigarette smoking in men (OR: 1.55; 95% CI: 1.62-1.89). Family member smoking was associated with hookah smoking in both men (OR: 1.16; 95% CI: 1.05-3.12) and women (OR: 1.56; 95% CI: 1.02-4.92), and in addition high stress levels (OR: 2.87; 95% CI: 1.14-5.83) and short/long sleep duration (OR: 1.07; 95% CI: 1.02-2.41) were associated with hookah smoking in women. Unhealthy lifestyle-related factors co-occur with cigarette and hookah smoking in Iranian adults, likely increasing the risk for chronic health problems. Sex differences in the determinants of hookah and cigarette smoking may need to be taken into account in planning tobacco control strategies. Descriptors Health Behavior, Life Style, Smoking/psychology, Adult, Diet/psychology, Family/psychology, Female, Humans, Iran, Logistic Models, Male, Multivariate Analysis, Risk Factors, Sampling Studies, Sex Factors, Sleep, Smoking/epidemiology, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress, Psychological/epidemiology, Questionnaires Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-009-9186-0 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Sarrafzadegan,Nizal, Toghianifar,Nafiseh, Roohafza,Hamidreza, Siadat,Zahradana, Mohammadifard,Noushin, O'Loughlin,Jennifer Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Health warning labelling practices on narghile (shisha, hookah) waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories	2010	Health Behavior and Education Department, Center for Research on Population and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, PO, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon. rima.nakkash@aub.edu.lb	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 19 Issue 3 Start Page 235 Other Pages 239 Notes LR: 20141203; JID: 9209612; OID: NLM: PMC2989164; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 20501497 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1136/tc.2009.031773 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20501497 Abstract BACKGROUND: Waterpipe tobacco smoking prevalence is increasing around the globe despite current evidence that smoke emissions are toxic and contain carcinogenic compounds. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate current health warning labelling practices on waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories. METHODS: All waterpipe tobacco products, as well as waterpipe accessories, were purchased from Lebanon and a convenience sample was obtained from Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, Canada, Germany and South Africa. FINDINGS: Of the total number of waterpipe tobacco products collected from Lebanon, the majority had textual health warning labels covering on average only 3.5% of total surface area of the package. Misleading descriptors were commonplace on waterpipe tobacco packages and related accessories. CONCLUSIONS: There are no WHO FCTC compliant waterpipe-specific health warning labels on waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories. Introducing health warnings on waterpipe tobacco products and accessories will probably have worldwide public health benefits. Descriptors Global Health, Health Promotion/methods, Humans, Inhalation Exposure/adverse effects/prevention & control, Product Labeling, Smoking/adverse effects/prevention & control Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Nakkash,R., Khalil,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC2989164 Editors
Sociodemographic risk indicators of hookah smoking among White Americans: a pilot study	2010		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine Tob Res Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tob.Res. Pub Date Free Form Volume 12 Issue 5 Start Page 525 Other Pages 9 Notes ID: 20308223 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: Despite the sustained public health efforts to decrease cigarette smoking, there is an increasing trend in the use of alternative tobacco products that are perceived by some as less harmful. One example is hookah smoking. This study aimed to assess hookah trends among White Americans. METHODS: Two hundred and forty-five White American adults residing in southeast Michigan answered a self-administered standardized questionnaire that included basic demographics, socioeconomic status, and questions related to hookah smoking behavior. Logistic regression was used to determine risk indicators for hookah smoking. RESULTS: The combined prevalence of hookah smoking in the White American study population was 19%, with 10% of the sample smoking hookah only and 9% smoking both hookah and cigarettes. Approximately 19% of respondents believed that smoking hookah was less harmful than smoking cigarettes. Significant risk indicators for smoking hookah were being younger than 22 years and living with a family member who used tobacco. DISCUSSION: In addition to reporting the prevalence of use in this important group of potential users, we outline important sociodemographic risk factors for hookah use in a non-Arab American population. More research is needed with a larger population to better understand this new tobacco trend in order to curb a new potential health threat. Descriptors European Continental Ancestry Group/psychology, European Continental Ancestry Group/statistics & numerical data, Smoking/epidemiology, Smoking/psychology, Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Pilot Projects, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Smoking/ethnology, Social Class, Socioeconomic Factors, United States/epidemiology, Young Adult Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntq026 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Jamil,Hikmet, Elsouhag,Dalia, Hiller,Spencer, Arnetz,Judith E., Arnetz,Bengt B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Lessons from the recent case of CO poisoning due to shisha (hookah, narghile) tobacco smoking in Singapore	2010		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Int J Emerg Med Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 3 Issue 1 Start Page 67 Other Pages 8 Notes ID: 20414388 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850973/?tool=pubmed; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-009-0139-2 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Chaouachi,Kamal Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hookah (shisha, narghile, "water pipe") indoor air contamination in German unrealistic experiment. Serious methodological biases and ethical concern	2010		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Food Chem Toxicol Periodical, Abbrev. Food Chem.Toxicol. Pub Date Free Form Volume 48 Issue 3 Start Page 992 Other Pages 5; author reply 996-7 Notes ID: 20109513 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis, Ethics, Research, Research Design, Tobacco Smoke Pollution/analysis, Charcoal/chemistry, Humans, Publication Bias, Social Environment, Tobacco/chemistry, Ventilation, Water/chemistry Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2010.01.020 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Chaouachi,Kamal Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
High prevalence of hookah smoking among secondary school students in a disadvantaged community in Johannesburg	2010		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full S Afr Med J Periodical, Abbrev. S.Afr.Med.J. Pub Date Free Form Volume 100 Issue 5 Start Page 297 Other Pages 9 Notes ID: 20460022 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Smoking/epidemiology, Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Poverty Areas, Prevalence, South Africa/epidemiology, Young Adult Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-20460022 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Combrink,A., Irwin,N., Laudin,G., Naidoo,K., Plagerson,S., Mathee,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Emerging tobacco products: hookah use among New Jersey youth	2010		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Prev Med Periodical, Abbrev. Prev.Med. Pub Date Free Form Volume 51 Issue 5 Start Page 394 Other Pages 6 Notes ID: 20817023 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVE: A national surveillance system to track hookah use by adolescents does not exist. A growing body of evidence suggests that high school-aged students are experimenting with this form of tobacco. This study adds to the current literature by providing prevalence estimates and factors associated with hookah use among New Jersey high school students. METHOD: This study explores factors associated with hookah use using 2008 NJYTS data. The 2008 NJYTS was a self-reported, paper-and-pencil, cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of 3010 high school students. RESULTS: 9.7% of NJ high school students are current hookah users. Predictors of hookah use included those who identified as Asian, concurrent tobacco users, perceiving that cigars are safer than cigarettes, or perceiving that smoking looks cool. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of hookah use, higher likelihood of concurrent tobacco use among hookah users, and misperceptions of safety and popularity of hookah among NJ adolescents are cause for concern and action. The development and regular implementation of standardized hookah prevalence questions into our national and state surveillance systems, as well as targeted, state-specific youth education and prevention activities are essential to thwart this growing public health concern. Descriptors Smoking/epidemiology, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, New Jersey/epidemiology, Population Surveillance, Self Report, Smoking/trends Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.08.016 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Jordan,Heather M., Delnevo,Cristine D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Cancer risks of hookah (shisha, narghile) tobacco use require further independent sound studies	2010		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Int J Cancer Periodical, Abbrev. Int.J.Cancer Pub Date Free Form Volume 127 Issue 7 Start Page 1737 Other Pages 9; author reply 1739-40 Notes ID: 20091861 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Neoplasms/epidemiology, Smoking/adverse effects, Tobacco/adverse effects, Behavior, Humans, Lung Neoplasms/etiology, Metals, Heavy/toxicity, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Assessment, Smoke/analysis, Smoking/psychology, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/etiology, Water Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.25179 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Chaouachi,Kamal, Sajid,Khan Mohammad Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
A critique of recent hypotheses on oral (and lung) cancer induced by water pipe (hookah, shisha, narghile) tobacco smoking	2010		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Med Hypotheses Periodical, Abbrev. Med.Hypotheses Pub Date Free Form Volume 74 Issue 5 Start Page 843 Other Pages 6 Notes ID: 20036075 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The medical hypothesis that the mainstream smoke (the one inhaled by the user) from "water pipes" (mainly: shisha, hookah, narghile) causes oral cancer is certainly acceptable. However, most of the recent reviews on this issue, including an attempt to develop an hypothesis for hookah carcinogenesis, have not cited key references of the world available literature which, so far, generally do not support such an hypothesis. Besides, the proposal is biased since it is apparently an adaptation of the cigarette model whereas cigarette and hookah smokes are, chemically to start with, completely different. Furthermore, all water pipes, despite their striking varieties and the consequences on the chemical processes, are, according to the same cancer-hypothesis, considered as one. The reason is the use, in the cited mainstream literature, of a nominalism ("waterpipe", often in one word) which does not allow any distinction between devices. This critical article suggests to take into account all the peculiar characteristics into consideration in order to come up with another (or several other) carcinogenesis model(s). "Firmly believing] that water pipe smoking can provoke lung cancer as well as oral cancer", based on what may be seen as a rather reductionist view of the issue, is not enough. Descriptors Lung Neoplasms/etiology, Models, Biological, Mouth Neoplasms/etiology, Smoking/adverse effects, Humans, Review Literature as Topic Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2009.11.036 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Chaouachi,Kamal, Sajid,Khan Mohammad Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Waterpipe (hookah) tobacco smoking among youth	2011	Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida, College of Public Health (MDC 056), Tampa, FL, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care Periodical, Abbrev. Curr.Probl.Pediatr.Adolesc.Health.Care. Pub Date Free Form Feb Volume 41 Issue 2 Start Page 34 Other Pages 57 Notes LR: 20151119; CI: Copyright (c) 2011; JID: 101134613; 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine); 7U1EE4V452 (Carbon Monoxide); ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1538-3199; 1538-3199 Accession Number PMID: 21232693 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1016/j.cppeds.2010.10.001 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 21232693 Abstract Waterpipe tobacco smoking is a centuries old practice, influenced by cultural tradition in Eastern Mediterranean countries, the Middle East, and parts of Asia. It historically has been an activity enjoyed primarily by men. In the past 2 decades, however, this method of tobacco smoking has increased in popularity in other parts of the world, including the USA. Growing interest in this form of smoking can be traced, in part, to the advent of a flavored tobacco, called maassel. The combination of flavoring agents and the paraphernalia itself used in the smoking process, along with its mystic appeal, novelty, affordability, and the social atmosphere in which smoking often occurs, has made waterpipe smoking attractive to women as well as men, cigarette smokers and nonsmokers alike, and particular groups, including persons of college age and younger adolescents. Although waterpipe smoking is perceived by its new generation of users to be less addictive and hazardous to health than cigarette smoking, researchers draw diametrically opposed conclusions. Research demonstrates that numerous toxic agents, including carcinogens, heavy metals, other particulate matter, and high levels of nicotine, are efficiently delivered through waterpipes. Moreover, sidestream smoke exposes others in the vicinity of waterpipe smokers to the risk of respiratory diseases and other conditions. In addition, persons sharing waterpipe mouthpieces may share infectious agents as well. Waterpipe tobacco smoking has been declared a public health problem by the World Health Organization and other authorities. Recognition of the deleterious effects of waterpipe smoking has led to initial attempts to expand regulatory control. Because waterpipe tobacco is not directly burned in the smoking process, many existing control measures do not apply. Public health authorities should monitor waterpipe tobacco use carefully. Finally, pediatricians and other healthcare providers should discourage experimentation and continued use among their adolescent patients. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Mosby, Inc Data Source Authors Martinasek,M.P., McDermott,R.J., Martini,L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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