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Knowledge, attitude, and frequency of hookah smoking among medical students.

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Title: Knowledge, attitude, and frequency of hookah smoking among medical students.
Authors: Mahdi, Batool Mutar1 (AUTHOR) abas_susan@yahoo.com, Mohammed, Mohammed Sadiq Hayder1 (AUTHOR), Nassrullah, Farah Fadhil1 (AUTHOR), Mousa, Ghadeer Ali1 (AUTHOR), Mezher, Kawthar Walid1 (AUTHOR), Kadhim, Mohammed Abbas1 (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. Apr-Jun2026, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p601-610. 10p.
Subject Terms: *Habit, *Health occupations students, *Student attitudes, *Psychology of medical students, Risk assessment, Cross-sectional method, Smoking, Questionnaires, Electronic cigarettes, Flavoring essences, Descriptive statistics, Lungs, Larynx, Heart, Chi-squared test, Health behavior, Tobacco products, Blood pressure, Data analysis software, Relaxation for health, Diabetes
Geographic Terms: Iraq
Abstract: Background: Hookah or waterpipe smoking use is a developing trend in the many populations, especially among the young age group. Hookah users are exposed to many of the same toxic compounds or by-products as cigarette users with a higher level of harmful effects. Aim of the study: To assess frequency, knowledge, attitude health behavior toward the risks and complication of cigarettes smoking and hookah in particular of Al-Kindy medical students. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to April 2023 to assess frequency of Hookah smoking among 507 medical students at Al-Kindy Medical College. An online questionnaire by Google forms was used to collect the data. Results: The total participants students were 507 who studied at Al-kindy College of Medicine in different stages. Males were constituted 63.1% and the rest were females (36.9%). Regarding smoking habit, 31.95% (162) of them were smoker and the rest 68.05% (345) were not smoker(p = 0.000). Most of them had mixed type of smoking (cigar, hookah, and vape) (14.19%). (0.000) that it had an effect on general health (46.1%), lung (68.8%), larynx (67.1%), heart, blood pressure, diabetes but not bladder, stomach, COVID-19 transmission. There is a significant increase (63.5%) (p = 0.000) regarding their attitude that hookah had a significant amount of tobacco, no benefit of fruity flavors (62.3%), and no relaxation effect (90.53%). Conclusions: There is a significant decrease in smoking habits among medical students due to their knowledge of its negative effects on health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Background: Hookah or waterpipe smoking use is a developing trend in the many populations, especially among the young age group. Hookah users are exposed to many of the same toxic compounds or by-products as cigarette users with a higher level of harmful effects. Aim of the study: To assess frequency, knowledge, attitude health behavior toward the risks and complication of cigarettes smoking and hookah in particular of Al-Kindy medical students. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to April 2023 to assess frequency of Hookah smoking among 507 medical students at Al-Kindy Medical College. An online questionnaire by Google forms was used to collect the data. Results: The total participants students were 507 who studied at Al-kindy College of Medicine in different stages. Males were constituted 63.1% and the rest were females (36.9%). Regarding smoking habit, 31.95% (162) of them were smoker and the rest 68.05% (345) were not smoker(p = 0.000). Most of them had mixed type of smoking (cigar, hookah, and vape) (14.19%). (0.000) that it had an effect on general health (46.1%), lung (68.8%), larynx (67.1%), heart, blood pressure, diabetes but not bladder, stomach, COVID-19 transmission. There is a significant increase (63.5%) (p = 0.000) regarding their attitude that hookah had a significant amount of tobacco, no benefit of fruity flavors (62.3%), and no relaxation effect (90.53%). Conclusions: There is a significant decrease in smoking habits among medical students due to their knowledge of its negative effects on health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:15332640
DOI:10.1080/15332640.2024.2391960