Predictors of Past Quit Attempts and Length of Abstinence among Waterpipe Smokers in Lebanon
| Autor: | Nelly Layoun, Souheil Hallit, Mirna Waked, Zeina Aoun Bacha, Alain Leveque, Michele Dramaix, Pascale Salameh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 12, Iss 10, Pp LC04-LC08 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2018/34524.12157 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The popularity of waterpipe smoking is dramatically increasing in Lebanon, reaching 36.9%, the highest among countries in the region, with a false belief that waterpipe is less dangerous and toxic compared to cigarettes. Aim: To assess factors associated with the quit attempts and their past length of abstinence in a Lebanese sample of waterpipe smokers. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2014 and March 2015 involving 127 patients. A questionnaire was completed by each participant; Quit attempts, real quit attempt durations and the intention to seriously quit waterpipe smoking in 2 months were assessed. Two forward logistic regressions were performed, taking into account the variables in the bivariate analysis that showed a p-value |
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