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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 137-140Publisher
INT UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS LUNG DISEASE (I U A T L D)
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0175
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shisha; hookah; epidemiology; public health
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- National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) scheme
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre scheme
- Imperial Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality
- Higher Education Funding Council for England
- North West London CLAHRC
- National Institute for Health Research [CL-2013-18-004, ACF-2006-21-033] Funding Source: researchfish
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Although waterpipe smoking is growing in popularity worldwide, its epidemiology remains poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and attitudes of waterpipe smoking among 489 medical students (54.6% female; mean age 20.4 +/- 2.0 years) in the United Kingdom by conducting a cross-sectional survey. Waterpipe smoking was more common than cigarette smoking (current 11.0% vs. 6.3%, ever 51.7% vs. 16.8%). Mean age at waterpipe smoking initiation was 16.1 +/- 2.6 years. Sex, ethnicity and sociodemographic factors did not predict current/ever waterpipe smoking. Tobacco control efforts need to consider waterpipe smoking in the light of this high prevalence.
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