Prevalence and behavior regarding cigarette and water pipe smoking among Syrian undergraduates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The devastating Syrian crisis has raised concern regarding the social acceptance of smoking especially with water pipe use becoming a growing epidemic. We aim to determine the prevalence of cigarette and water pipe smoking among university students, along with identifying the addictive behavior among university students.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Syrian Private University during World No-Tobacco Day, in Damascus, Syria during the war crisis. The survey consists of 4 sections: socio-demographic information, Fagerström Test of Nicotine Dependence, attitude towards water pipes, and perspective about smoking. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Sciences version 25.0 (SPSS Inc., United States.).

Results

Of the 622 part

SUBMITTER: Alolabi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653068 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature