Determinants of shisha use among secondary school students in Sudan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shisha smoking has re-emerged in the Middle East in the last two decades and has spread rapidly in these communities. Information about shisha smoking in adolescents in Sudan is deficient. Hence, the aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of shisha smoking among adolescents and determine the associated factors.

Methods

This study is a school based cross sectional study among secondary school students in Khartoum State - Sudan that targets both male and female students aged 14-17 years. A total of 3387 students from 29 public and private schools were selected by multi stage random sampling. The participants completed an anonymous self-administered questionnaire which was based on Arabic version of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS).

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Othman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6819635 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature