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Explaining the effects of electronic cigarettes on craving for tobacco in recent quitters	2015	Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. Electronic address: Jean-Francois.Etter@unige.ch.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Drug and alcohol dependence Periodical, Abbrev. Drug Alcohol Depend. Pub Date Free Form 1-Mar Volume 148 Issue Start Page 102 Other Pages 108 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 7513587; 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine); OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/10/23 [received]; 2014/12/17 [revised]; 2014/12/20 [accepted]; 2015/01/03 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication Ireland ISSN/ISBN 1879-0046; 0376-8716 Accession Number PMID: 25592454 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.12.030 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25592454 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To explore how e-cigarettes attenuate craving for tobacco, in e-cigarette users who recently quit smoking. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey of recent quitters, Internet (French and English), 2012-2014. Participants were 374 daily users of e-cigarettes who had quit smoking in the previous two months, enrolled on websites dedicated to e-cigarettes and to smoking cessation. We measured perception that e-cigarettes attenuate craving for tobacco cigarettes, characteristics of e-cigarettes, modifications of the devices, patterns of e-cigarette use, reasons for use, satisfaction with e-cigarettes, dependence on e-cigarettes, and personal characteristics. RESULTS: The strongest attenuation of craving for tobacco was obtained by using higher nicotine concentrations in refill liquids, modular systems (rather than unmodified devices), and high voltage batteries. The strength of the effect of e-cigarettes on craving was also associated with more intensive use (more puffs per day, more refill liquid). Stronger effects on craving were associated with satisfaction with e-cigarettes, and with reporting that e-cigarettes helped to quit smoking. Participants who reported the strongest effects on craving for tobacco were the most dependent on the e-cigarette and had the strongest urges to vape. CONCLUSIONS: From a public health perspective, there is a trade-off between e-cigarettes that provide high levels of nicotine, high satisfaction and more effects on craving for tobacco, but may also be addictive, and e-cigarettes that contain less nicotine and are less addictive, but are also less satisfactory and less efficient at relieving craving and at helping dependent smokers quit smoking. This trade-off must be kept in mind when regulating e-cigarettes. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ireland Ltd Data Source Authors Etter,J.F. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150103 PMCID Editors
The assessment and management of inner ear barotrauma in divers and recommendations for returning to diving	2014	Faculty of Heath Sciences, University of Tasmania, and Medical Co-directors, Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital, PO Box 744, North Hobart, Tasmania 7002, Australia, Phone: +61-(0)414-344744, Fax: +61-(0)3-6222-7268, E-mail	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Diving and hyperbaric medicine Periodical, Abbrev. Diving.Hyperb.Med. Pub Date Free Form Dec Volume 44 Issue 4 Start Page 208 Other Pages 222 Notes JID: 101282742; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/07/06 [received]; 2014/10/15 [accepted]; ppublish Place of Publication Australia ISSN/ISBN 1833-3516; 1833-3516 Accession Number PMID: 25596834 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Review; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25596834 Abstract Inner ear barotrauma (IEBt) constitutes a spectrum of pressure-related pathology in the inner ear, with antecedent middle ear barotrauma (MEBt) common. IEBt includes perilymph fistula, intralabyrinthine membrane tear, inner ear haemorrhage and other rarer pathologies. Following a literature search, the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of IEBt in divers and best-practice recommendations for returning to diving were reviewed. Sixty-nine papers/texts were identified and 54 accessed. Twenty-five case series (majority surgical) provided guidance on diagnostic pathways; nine solely reported divers. IEBt in divers may be difficult to distinguish from inner ear decompression sickness (IEDCS), and requires dive-risk stratification and careful interrogation regarding diving-related ear events, clinical assessment, pure tone audiometry, a fistula test and electronystagmography (ENG). Once diagnosed, conservative management is the recommended first line therapy for IEBt. Recompression does not appear to cause harm if the diagnosis (IEBt vs IEDCS) is doubtful (limited case data). Exploratory surgery is indicated for severe or persisting vestibular symptoms or hearing loss, deterioration of symptoms, or lack of improvement over 10 days indicating significant pathology. Steroids are used, but without high-level evidence. It may be possible for divers to return to subaquatic activity after stakeholder risk acceptance and informed consent, provided: (1) sensorineural hearing loss is stable and not severe; (2) there is no vestibular involvement (via ENG); (3) high-resolution computed tomography has excluded anatomical predilection to IEBt and (4) education on equalising techniques is provided. There is a need for a prospective data registry and controlled trials to better evaluate diagnostic and treatment algorithms. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Elliott,E.J., Smart,D.R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Diversity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Brazilian water buffalo mozzarella cheese	2015	UNESP-Sao Paulo State Univ, Food Engineering and Technology Dept, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of Food Science Periodical, Abbrev. J.Food Sci. Pub Date Free Form Feb Volume 80 Issue 2 Start Page M411 Other Pages 7 Notes CI: (c) 2015; JID: 0014052; 0 (DNA, Bacterial); 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S); 33X04XA5AT (Lactic Acid); OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/08/17 [received]; 2014/04/12 [accepted]; 2015/01/16 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1750-3841; 0022-1147 Accession Number PMID: 25597646 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1111/1750-3841.12771 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25597646 Abstract The water buffalo mozzarella cheese is a typical Italian cheese which has been introduced in the thriving Brazilian market in the last 10 y, with good acceptance by its consumers. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play an important role in the technological and sensory quality of mozzarella cheese. In this study, the aim was to evaluate the diversity of the autochthones viable LAB isolated from water buffalo mozzarella cheese under storage. Samples were collected in 3 independent trials in a dairy industry located in the southeast region of Brazil, on the 28th day of storage, at 4 masculineC. The LAB were characterized by Gram staining, catalase test, capacity to assimilate citrate, and production of CO2 from glucose. The diversity of LAB was evaluated by RAPD-PCR (randomly amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction), 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and by Vitek 2 system. Twenty LAB strains were isolated and clustered into 12 different clusters, and identified as Streptococcus thermophilus, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus durans, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, and Lactobacillus helveticus. Enterococcus species were dominant and citrate-positive. Only the strains of L. mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides and L. fermentum produced CO2 from glucose and were citrate-positive, while L. casei was only citrate positive. This is the first report which elucidates the LAB diversity involved in Brazilian water buffalo mozzarella cheese. Furthermore, the results show that despite the absence of natural whey cultures as starters in production, the LAB species identified are the ones typically found in mozzarella cheese. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Institute of Food Technologists(R) Data Source Authors Silva,L.F., Casella,T., Gomes,E.S., Nogueira,M.C., De Dea Lindner,J., Penna,A.L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150116 PMCID Editors
Decompression sickness in breath-hold diving, and its probable connection to the growth and dissolution of small arterial gas emboli	2015	Department of Chemistry, the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry and the Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada. Electronic address: sgoldman@uoguelph.ca.; Department of Chemistry, the Gue	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Mathematical biosciences Periodical, Abbrev. Math.Biosci. Pub Date Free Form Apr Volume 262 Issue Start Page 1 Other Pages 9 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 0103146; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/10/28 [received]; 2015/01/05 [accepted]; 2015/01/15 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1879-3134; 0025-5564 Accession Number PMID: 25598211 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1016/j.mbs.2015.01.001 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25598211 Abstract We solved the Laplace equation for the radius of an arterial gas embolism (AGE), during and after breath-hold diving. We used a simple three-region diffusion model for the AGE, and applied our results to two types of breath-hold dives: single, very deep competitive-level dives and repetitive shallower breath-hold dives similar to those carried out by indigenous commercial pearl divers in the South Pacific. Because of the effect of surface tension, AGEs tend to dissolve in arterial blood when arteries remote from supersaturated tissue. However if, before fully dissolving, they reach the capillary beds that perfuse the brain and the inner ear, they may become inflated with inert gas that is transferred into them from these contiguous temporarily supersaturated tissues. By using simple kinetic models of cerebral and inner ear tissue, the nitrogen tissue partial pressures during and after the dive(s) were determined. These were used to theoretically calculate AGE growth and dissolution curves for AGEs lodged in capillaries of the brain and inner ear. From these curves it was found that both cerebral and inner ear decompression sickness are expected to occur occasionally in single competitive-level dives. It was also determined from these curves that for the commercial repetitive dives considered, the duration of the surface interval (the time interval separating individual repetitive dives from one another) was a key determinant, as to whether inner ear and/or cerebral decompression sickness arose. Our predictions both for single competitive-level and repetitive commercial breath-hold diving were consistent with what is known about the incidence of cerebral and inner ear decompression sickness in these forms of diving. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Inc Data Source Authors Goldman,S., Solano-Altamirano,J.M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150115 PMCID Editors
Agreement between exhaled breath carbon monoxide threshold levels and self-reported cigarette smoking in a sample of male adolescents in Jordan	2015	Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan. nasheyab@just.edu.jo.; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan. Kkheiral@gmail.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full International journal of environmental research and public health Periodical, Abbrev. Int.J.Environ.Res.Public.Health. Pub Date Free Form 15-Jan Volume 12 Issue 1 Start Page 841 Other Pages 854 Notes LR: 20150203; JID: 101238455; 7U1EE4V452 (Carbon Monoxide); OID: NLM: PMC4306896; 2014/11/22 [received]; -0001/11/30 [revised]; 2015/01/13 [accepted]; epublish Place of Publication Switzerland ISSN/ISBN 1660-4601; 1660-4601 Accession Number PMID: 25599375 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.3390/ijerph120100841 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25599375 Abstract This study aimed to measure the percent agreement between Exhaled Breath Carbon Monoxide (eBCO) measure using a piCO+ smokerlyzer(R) and self-reported cigarette smoking status and to determine the optimal thresholds for definite identification of cigarette smokers of male school students in Jordan. A descriptive, cross sectional, study of a random sample of male adolescents in grades 7 and 8 from four public high schools in Irbid, completed an adaptation of a standardized Arabic-language tobacco smoking questionnaire and an eBCO measure. Sensitivity and specificity of the eBCO were calculated against self-reported cigarette smoking. Participants (n = 439) had a mean age of 12.5 years (SD = 0.50) and 174 (39.9%) reported being an ever smoker of whom 59 (33.9%) reported being a recent (30-day) smoker. The optimal eBCO cut-off point for recent smoking was 4.5 ppm with a sensitivity of 84.7% and specificity of 65.5%. Overall, eBCO can accurately identify recent smokers and distinguish them from non-smokers. The eBCO use enables healthcare professionals and researchers to assess efficacy of smoking cessation and prevention programs without necessarily relying on self-report. Further research is indicated to validate our findings and should be expanded to include females, detailed characteristics of cigarette and waterpipe smoking. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Al-Sheyab,N., Kheirallah,K.A., Mangnall,L.J., Gallagher,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150115 PMCID PMC4306896 Editors
Short- and medium-term efficacy of a Web-based computer-tailored nutrition education intervention for adults including cognitive and environmental feedback: randomized controlled trial	2015	Maastricht University, Department of Health Promotion, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht, Netherlands. linda.springvloet@maastrichtuniversity.nl.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of medical Internet research Periodical, Abbrev. J.Med.Internet Res. Pub Date Free Form 19-Jan Volume 17 Issue 1 Start Page e23 Other Pages Notes LR: 20151119; NTR/NTR3396; JID: 100959882; OID: NLM: PMC4319071; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/09/03 [received]; 2014/12/10 [accepted]; 2014/11/12 [revised]; epublish Place of Publication Canada ISSN/ISBN 1438-8871; 1438-8871 Accession Number PMID: 25599828 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.2196/jmir.3837 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25599828 Abstract BACKGROUND: Web-based, computer-tailored nutrition education interventions can be effective in modifying self-reported dietary behaviors. Traditional computer-tailored programs primarily targeted individual cognitions (knowledge, awareness, attitude, self-efficacy). Tailoring on additional variables such as self-regulation processes and environmental-level factors (the home food environment arrangement and perception of availability and prices of healthy food products in supermarkets) may improve efficacy and effect sizes (ES) of Web-based computer-tailored nutrition education interventions. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the short- and medium-term efficacy and educational differences in efficacy of a cognitive and environmental feedback version of a Web-based computer-tailored nutrition education intervention on self-reported fruit, vegetable, high-energy snack, and saturated fat intake compared to generic nutrition information in the total sample and among participants who did not comply with dietary guidelines (the risk groups). METHODS: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with a basic (tailored intervention targeting individual cognition and self-regulation processes; n=456), plus (basic intervention additionally targeting environmental-level factors; n=459), and control (generic nutrition information; n=434) group. Participants were recruited from the general population and randomly assigned to a study group. Self-reported fruit, vegetable, high-energy snack, and saturated fat intake were assessed at baseline and at 1- (T1) and 4-months (T2) postintervention using online questionnaires. Linear mixed model analyses examined group differences in change over time. Educational differences were examined with groupxtimexeducation interaction terms. RESULTS: In the total sample, the basic (T1: ES=-0.30; T2: ES=-0.18) and plus intervention groups (T1: ES=-0.29; T2: ES=-0.27) had larger decreases in high-energy snack intake than the control group. The basic version resulted in a larger decrease in saturated fat intake than the control intervention (T1: ES=-0.19; T2: ES=-0.17). In the risk groups, the basic version caused larger decreases in fat (T1: ES=-0.28; T2: ES=-0.28) and high-energy snack intake (T1: ES=-0.34; T2: ES=-0.20) than the control intervention. The plus version resulted in a larger increase in fruit (T1: ES=0.25; T2: ES=0.37) and a larger decrease in high-energy snack intake (T1: ES=-0.38; T2: ES=-0.32) than the control intervention. For high-energy snack intake, educational differences were found. Stratified analyses showed that the plus version was most effective for high-educated participants. CONCLUSIONS: Both intervention versions were more effective in improving some of the self-reported dietary behaviors than generic nutrition information, especially in the risk groups, among both higher- and lower-educated participants. For fruit intake, only the plus version was more effective than providing generic nutrition information. Although feasible, incorporating environmental-level information is time-consuming. Therefore, the basic version may be more feasible for further implementation, although inclusion of feedback on the arrangement of the home food environment and on availability and prices may be considered for fruit and, for high-educated people, for high-energy snack intake. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Netherlands Trial Registry NTR3396; http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=3396 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6VNZbdL6w). Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Springvloet,L., Lechner,L., de Vries,H., Candel,M.J., Oenema,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150119 PMCID PMC4319071 Editors
Enhancing Web-based mindfulness training for mental health promotion with the health action process approach: randomized controlled trial	2015	Diversity & Well-Being Laboratory, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong). wwsmak@psy.cuhk.edu.hk.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of medical Internet research Periodical, Abbrev. J.Med.Internet Res. Pub Date Free Form 19-Jan Volume 17 Issue 1 Start Page e8 Other Pages Notes LR: 20151119; ChiCTR/CHICTRTRC12002954; JID: 100959882; OID: NLM: PMC4319090; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/08/01 [received]; 2014/10/12 [accepted]; 2014/09/26 [revised]; epublish Place of Publication Canada ISSN/ISBN 1438-8871; 1438-8871 Accession Number PMID: 25599904 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.2196/jmir.3746 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25599904 Abstract BACKGROUND: With increasing evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of Web-based interventions and mindfulness-based training in improving health, delivering mindfulness training online is an attractive proposition. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of two Internet-based interventions (basic mindfulness and Health Action Process Approach enhanced mindfulness) with waitlist control. Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) principles were used to enhance participants' efficacy and planning. METHODS: Participants were recruited online and offline among local universities; 321 university students and staff were randomly assigned to three conditions. The basic and HAPA-enhanced groups completed the 8-week fully automated mindfulness training online. All participants (including control) were asked to complete an online questionnaire pre-program, post-program, and at 3-month follow-up. RESULTS: Significant group by time interaction effect was found. The HAPA-enhanced group showed significantly higher levels of mindfulness from pre-intervention to post-intervention, and such improvement was sustained at follow-up. Both the basic and HAPA-enhanced mindfulness groups showed better mental well-being from pre-intervention to post-intervention, and improvement was sustained at 3-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Online mindfulness training can improve mental health. An online platform is a viable medium to implement and disseminate evidence-based interventions and is a highly scalable approach to reach the general public. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR): ChiCTR-TRC-12002954; http://www.chictr.org/en/proj/show.aspx?proj=3904 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6VCdG09pA). Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Mak,W.W., Chan,A.T., Cheung,E.Y., Lin,C.L., Ngai,K.C. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150119 PMCID PMC4319090 Editors
Pattern of shisha and cigarette smoking in the general population in Malaysia	2014	Population Health and Preventive Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia E-mail : y.bobryshev@unsw.edu.au.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Periodical, Abbrev. Asian Pac.J.Cancer.Prev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 15 Issue 24 Start Page 10841 Other Pages 10846 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 101130625; ppublish Place of Publication Thailand ISSN/ISBN 1513-7368; 1513-7368 Accession Number PMID: 25605187 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25605187 Abstract BACKGROUND: Smoking is a primary risk factor for cancer development. While most research has focused on smoking cigarettes, the increasing popularity of shisha or water pipe smoking has received less attention. This study measured the prevalence and risk factors for shisha and cigarette smoking and related knowledge. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Participants aged >/= 18 years were selected from restaurants. Data regarding demographic variables, smoking patterns, and knowledge about shisha smoking were collected in local languages. Logistic regression was performed to assess risk factors. RESULTS: Of 239 participants, 61.9 % were male and 99.2% revealed their smoking status. Some 57.4% were smokers: 50.7% only cigarettes, 5.9% only shisha and 42% both. Mean age of starting cigarette smoking was 17.5 +/- 2.4 years and for shisha smoking 18.7 +/- 2.0 years. In a univariate model, male gender, age 33-52 years and monthly income > MYR 4,000 increased the risk and unemployment and being a student decreased the risk. In a multivariate model, male gender increased the risk of smoking, while being a student decreased the risk, adjusting for age and income. The perception of shisha being less harmful than cigarettes was present in 14.6% and 7.5% had the opinion that shisha is not harmful at all, while 21.7% said that it is less addictive than cigarettes, 39.7% said that shisha did not contain tar and nicotine, 34.3% said that it did not contain carbon monoxide and 24.3% thought that shisha did not cause health problems. CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of shisha and cigarette smoking is high in the general population in Malaysia and knowledge about shisha smoking is relatively low. The findings of our study might have implications for understanding similarities and differences in incidence of shisha and cigarette smoking in other cultural/geographic regions. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Al-Naggar,R.A., Bobryshev,Y.V., Anil,S. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Severe recurrent carbon monoxide poisoning caused by smoking	2015	Nodholmsvej 34, 4171 Glumso. daniel.rasmussen@live.dk.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Ugeskrift for laeger Periodical, Abbrev. Ugeskr.Laeger Pub Date Free Form 26-Jan Volume 177 Issue 2A Start Page 78 Other Pages 79 Notes JID: 0141730; ppublish Place of Publication Denmark ISSN/ISBN 1603-6824; 0041-5782 Accession Number PMID: 25612978 Language dan SubFile English Abstract; Journal Article; IM DOI V05130268 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25612978 Abstract Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odourless, colourless and toxic gas. Sources of CO include car exhaust, charcoal and tobacco smoke. CO binds to haemoglobin forming carboxyhaemoglobin (COHb). Heavy smokers have COHb levels up to 15%. There are reports of COHb levels of 24,2% caused by tobacco use and 28,7% after narghile smoking. A 54-year-old woman with schizophrenia was admitted at the intensive care unit with COHb levels as high as 35% caused by cigarillo smoking. She also presented with severe thiazide-induced hyponatriaemia and high haemoglobin levels. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Rasmussen,D.B., Jacobsen,V.B. Original/Translated Title Svaer recidiverende kulilteforgiftning forarsaget af tobaksrygning URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Predicting Relationship of Smoking Behavior Among Male Saudi Arabian College Students Related to Their Religious Practice	2016	Community Health Science Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh, 11433, Saudi Arabia. almutairikhalidm@gmail.com.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of religion and health Periodical, Abbrev. J.Relig.Health. Pub Date Free Form Apr Volume 55 Issue 2 Start Page 469 Other Pages 479 Notes JID: 2985199R; OTO: NOTNLM; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1573-6571; 0022-4197 Accession Number PMID: 25613192 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1007/s10943-015-0003-z [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25613192 Abstract This study describes the relationships of smoking behavior among a sample of male college students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to their religious practice, parents' smoking behaviors and attitudes, peers' smoking behaviors and attitudes, and knowledge about the dangers of smoking. A 49-item questionnaire was developed and pilot tested in KSA. This questionnaire was completed during the academic year 2013 by 715 undergraduate male students at the King Saud University in Riyadh. 29.8% of the students were smokers (13.8% cigarette smokers, 7.3% sheesha smokers, and 27% cigarette and sheesha smokers). Students in the College of Education were much more likely to be smokers than the students in the College of Science. The differences between the College of Education and the College of Science was statistically significant (chi (2) = 16.864. df = 1, p = .001). Logistic regression analysis suggested that students who were more faithful in their practice of Islam were 15% less likely to smoke. Students who were more knowledgeable about the dangers of smoking were 8% less likely to smoke. The logistic analysis identified peers (friends) as the most powerful factor in predicting smoking. The four-factor model had an overall classification accuracy of 78%. The need to understand more fully the dynamics of peer relations among Saudi Arabian males as a basis for developing tobacco education/prevention programs. Prevention programs will need to include education and changes in the college level or earlier in KSA. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Almutairi,K.M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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