Shisha use among students in a private university in Kigali city, Rwanda: prevalence and associated factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

All over the globe shisha smoking is fast growing among different age brackets. Shisha use has been reported to be increasing among youths in African major cities. Its use is documented to result in health effects such as lung cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, periodontal diseases, keratoacanthoma which are also associated with cigarette smoking. In Kigali, Rwanda's capital, reports indicate that shisha use is increasing among the youths, particularly the university students. The study aimed at determining the prevalence, and establishing factors associated with shisha use among students in a university in Kigali Rwanda, which will be a significant step in stemming shisha fame among youths in Rwanda as there was no previously documented evidence-based st

SUBMITTER: Omotehinwa OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5994055 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature