| Title |
Water Pipe (shisha) Use and Legislation Awareness Against Shisha Smoking Among Medical Students: A study from Karachi, Pakistan
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Community Health, October 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10900-016-0277-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Arham Zavery, Faisal Qureshi, Arbaz Riaz, Fatima Pervez, Nousheen Iqbal, Javaid A. Khan |
| Abstract |
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of shisha smoking; its associated factors and awareness among medical students of Karachi, Pakistan following the imposition of nationwide shisha ban. A cross sectional study was conducted among medical students of two medical universities, namely Sindh Medical College and Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan from October till December 2014. A total of 422 participants were included. Data was collected via a self-administered questionnaire. The mean age was 21 ± 1.6 years and 229 (54.26 %) were females. Shisha smoking was found to be relatively common among medical students; the prevalence being 21.5 % out of which 73.62 % were males and belonged to a private medical college p value < 0.001. Majority of those who smoked shisha were aware that it contains tobacco (59.34 %), it has no filtration system (42.85 %), it is harmful (91.20 %) and 47.25 % held the opinion that shisha was not any better than cigarettes. It was alarming that majority students were aware of its harmful effects. However, a significant lack of awareness of the legislation against shisha was found among students. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 22 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 3 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 5% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 5% |
| Librarian | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 18% |
| Unknown | 10 | 45% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 9% |
| Engineering | 2 | 9% |
| Psychology | 1 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 50% |
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