The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking among Polish youths
| Autor: | Wioleta Zielińska-Danch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Tobacco use
business.industry media_common.quotation_subject General Medicine Popularity Tobacco smoke 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cigarette smoking Environmental health Waterpipe Smoking Respondent Medicine Waterpipe Tobacco 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Public Health adolescents 030212 general & internal medicine Habit waterpipe smokers business tobacco smoke media_common |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Medical Science : AMS |
| ISSN: | 1896-9151 1734-1922 |
| DOI: | 10.5114/aoms.2019.84487 |
| Popis: | IntroductionWaterpipe smoking is gaining popularity among the youth in Poland and is evaluated for the first time in this work. The authors address the social and demographic factors that motivate young people to smoke and attempt to determine which of them contribute to habit formation.Material and methodsThe data were collected among school and university students in Poland during a global survey on various forms of tobacco use. Multivariable regression models were applied for odds-ratio evaluation. The data concern waterpipe and cigarette smoking habits.ResultsThe survey was completed by 19,097 respondents. The survey included 144 schools and 32 universities from 16 voivodeships in Poland. Respondent gender exhibited the highest ORs (95% Cl), both in the case of current and ever WP users: 2.11 (2.10–2.12) and 2.16 (2.15–2.17), respectively. The other important factor was a place of living: 1.83 (1.82–1.84) and 2.17 (2.16–2.18), respectively. All ORs were statistically significant for p = 0.05.ConclusionsThe prevalence of tobacco smoking among Polish youths is high. Waterpipe tobacco smoking was found to be the second most popular habit after cigarette smoking. Moreover, young smokers use other non-tobacco products in waterpipes, and drink alcohol during smoking sessions. Many young people try waterpipe smoking without previous experience with cigarettes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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