Water-pipe [narguile] smokers in Lebanon: a pilot study
2009; World Health Organization; Volume: 15; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.26719/2009.15.2.432
ISSN1687-1634
AutoresMirna Waked, Pascale Salameh, Zeina Aoun Bacha,
Tópico(s)Noise Effects and Management
ResumoWe carried out a comparative study to assess the demographic and social characteristics of water pipe (WP) smokers, the association with cigarette smoking and chronic respiratory diseases and the dependence profile on 4 groups: exclusive WP smokers, exclusive cigarette smokers, mixed smokers and absolute non-smokers. Cigarette smoking was statistically significantly higher in WP smokers than non-WP smokers; 36.5% of exclusive WP smokers smoked > or =7 WPs/week. Chronic respiratory disease and chronic bronchitis were reported more frequently in exclusive WP smokers than absolute non-smokers. WP smoking seems to be as great a risk factor as cigarette smoking for chronic respiratory disease.
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