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The determinants of intention to smoke waterpipe among adolescents in Lebanon: a national household survey

Author(s) -

Claudia Schröder,

Monique Chaaya,

Dahlia Saab,

Ziyad Mahfoud

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdv004

Subject(s) - peer pressure , psychological intervention , odds ratio , medicine , confidence interval , descriptive statistics , environmental health , demography , psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology

The phenomenon of waterpipe smoking (WPS) among adolescents has become eminent, and it is especially prevalent in Lebanon. Unlike cigarette smoking, WPS is parentally and socially acceptable. This study aims at examining the association between intention to smoke waterpipe in the next 6 months, and knowledge, attitudes and parental and social influences.

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