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Smoking Behavior among Adolescents: The Lebanese Experience with Cigarette Smoking and Waterpipe Use
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Akel, Marwan Sakr, Fouad Fahs, Iqbal Dimassi, Ahmad Dabbous, Mariam Ehlinger, Virginie Salameh, Pascale Godeau, Emmanuelle |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | (1) Background: The study aims to assess cigarette smoking and waterpipe experimentation among Lebanese adolescent school students with respect to their gender, region, age, and socioeconomic status. (2) Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, where students between 11 to 18 years of age were included from all over Lebanon. (3) Results: A total of 1133 students were interviewed. The total proportion of adolescents who ever experimented with cigarette smoking was 24.5%. Males experimented with cigarette smoking more commonly than females (31.9% vs. 19.1%; p < 0.001). Cigarette smoking experimentation was higher among students from the Beirut area (33.6%; p < 0.001) in comparison to other regions, and among those with poor health perception (29.1% vs. 19.8%; p < 0.001) compared to students with excellent health perception. The total proportion of adolescents who ever used a waterpipe was 33.9%. Waterpipes were significantly more experimented with among males than females (40.3% vs. 29.8%; p < 0.001), and among students with bad perception about their health (39.4% vs. 28.9%; p < 0.001). Adolescents who experimented with both cigarettes and waterpipes constitute 22.2% of the studied sample. (4) Conclusions: The rate of tobacco product use is alarming and constitutes a major public health issue for adolescents that urgently needs intervention. The findings raise important policy implications for the development of cigarette smoking prevention programs for youth. |
| Starting Page | 5679 |
| e-ISSN | 16604601 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19095679 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-05-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Womens Studies Smoking Children Adolescents School Aged Cigarette Waterpipe |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
