Predictors of Past Quit Attempts and Length of Abstinence among Waterpipe Smokers in Lebanon
| Title: | Predictors of Past Quit Attempts and Length of Abstinence among Waterpipe Smokers in Lebanon |
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| Authors: | Nelly Layoun, Souheil Hallit, Mirna Waked, Zeina Aoun Bacha, Alain Leveque, Michele Dramaix, Pascale Salameh |
| Source: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 12, Iss 10, Pp LC04-LC08 (2018) |
| Publisher Information: | JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited, 2018. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine |
| Subject Terms: | intention to quit, motivation, narguileh, quit attempt, readiness to quit, shisha, Medicine |
| More Details: | Introduction: The popularity of waterpipe smoking is dramatically increasing in Lebanon, reaching 36.9%, the highest among countries in the region, with a false belief that waterpipe is less dangerous and toxic compared to cigarettes. Aim: To assess factors associated with the quit attempts and their past length of abstinence in a Lebanese sample of waterpipe smokers. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2014 and March 2015 involving 127 patients. A questionnaire was completed by each participant; Quit attempts, real quit attempt durations and the intention to seriously quit waterpipe smoking in 2 months were assessed. Two forward logistic regressions were performed, taking into account the variables in the bivariate analysis that showed a p-value |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| Relation: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/12157/34524_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(P_SJ)_PN(SHU)_PFA2(OM)_PF2(PS_RK).pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2249-782X; https://doaj.org/toc/0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2018/34524.12157 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/8ab2bb86a45445a483b937161d385868 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.8ab2bb86a45445a483b937161d385868 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 2249782X 0973709X |
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| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2018/34524.12157 |
| Published in: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
| Language: | English |