Waterpipe smoking among university students in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Waterpipe smoking has gained global popularity in recent years, especially among young people. However, there is a lack of empirical investigation into waterpipe smoking in East Asia. This study aimed to investigate the demographical and psycho-social characteristics and patterns of waterpipe smoking (WPS) among university students in Hong Kong.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted via online questionnaires administered to 1288 Hong Kong university students (mean age: 22.4 [SD = 3.8]). Logistic regressions were used to compute adjusted odd ratios (aOR) for waterpipe ever-smoking in relation to respondents' characteristics. Moreover, multinomial logistic regression yielded adjusted RR (aRR) for four different smoking status (i.e., never, waterpipe-only, c

SUBMITTER: Lee JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7175508 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature