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Shisha smokers’ determinants of use, knowledge and perception towards shisha (waterpipe) smoking in Penang, Malaysia

Background: Tobacco smoking is a serious health problem worldwide. Malaysia as many of south Asian countries faces the challenge of rising tobacco consumption. Despite the apparent spread of Shisha smoking phenomenon among Malaysian population, little is known about the safety concerns and determina...

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Main Authors:	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Elsayed, Tarek M., Alkoudmani, Ramez M., Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba B., Jamished, Shazia Q., Awad, Ammar I., Mohamad Haniki , Nik Mohamed, Alshami , Abdul Karim
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Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43264/1/KLNAC_2015.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/43264/ http://umconference.um.edu.my/KLNAC2105
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spelling	my.iium.irep.432642016-02-04T05:19:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43264/ Shisha smokers’ determinants of use, knowledge and perception towards shisha (waterpipe) smoking in Penang, Malaysia Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Elsayed, Tarek M. Alkoudmani, Ramez M. Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba B. Jamished, Shazia Q. Awad, Ammar I. Mohamad Haniki , Nik Mohamed Alshami , Abdul Karim RS Pharmacy and materia medica Background: Tobacco smoking is a serious health problem worldwide. Malaysia as many of south Asian countries faces the challenge of rising tobacco consumption. Despite the apparent spread of Shisha smoking phenomenon among Malaysian population, little is known about the safety concerns and determinants of Shisha smokers in this community. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the social determinants of Shisha smoking among Malaysian population in Penang Island, Malaysia and to explore their health related knowledge and perception toward Shisha smoking. Methods: The survey was conducted using simple random sampling by randomly distributing self-administered questionnaires to consumers in Shisha lounges located in Penang Island. Statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20. Results: A total number of 171 (42.75%) of respondents participated in this study. Mean age was 21.5±4.4 years. The majority were male, Malay (79.6%, 63.1% respectively). About 97.1% of respondents smoke Shisha either alone or with tobacco cigarettes. The majority (63.1%) started Shisha smoking at an age ≤ 20 years old, always in a café' (72.2%), share Shisha smoking with others (81.6%). Only 35.9% of respondents reported smoking Shisha daily. 71% reported smoking ≤ 7 bowls per week. 50.5% claimed smoking Shisha for more than 60 minutes per session. Boredom, outing and meeting with friends and family ranked first among the motives for smoking Shisha. Regarding knowledge about Shisha smoking, the majority believes that cigarettes are more harmful, more addictive and has more nicotine than waterpipe (60.2%, 71.8% and 67%; respectively). A large proportion (66%) of respondents believes that Shisha smoking doesn't transmit hepatitis infection. The majority of respondents perceived Shisha smoking acceptable by society and parents, compared to cigarettes (67% and 60.2%; respectively). The vast majority of respondents believe that Shisha smoking relieves stress and tension (77.7%), while the minority believes that Shisha smokers have more friends than non-smokers. Regarding access to Shisha, half of respondents agreed that Shisha is easily accessible than cigarettes. The majority of respondent foresees increasing popularity of Shisha smoking in the next 5 years (83.5%). Conclusion: This study showed that there is a high prevalence of Shisha smoking among the Malaysian youth associated with false believes about its health effects. Further studies involving larger population are encouraged. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43264/1/KLNAC_2015.pdf Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Elsayed, Tarek M. and Alkoudmani, Ramez M. and Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba B. and Jamished, Shazia Q. and Awad, Ammar I. and Mohamad Haniki , Nik Mohamed and Alshami , Abdul Karim (2015) Shisha smokers’ determinants of use, knowledge and perception towards shisha (waterpipe) smoking in Penang, Malaysia. In: Kuala Lumpur International Nicotine Addiction Conference 2015 (KLNAC 2015), 22-24 April 2015, Aloft Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Kuala Lumpur. http://umconference.um.edu.my/KLNAC2105
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spellingShingle	RS Pharmacy and materia medica Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Elsayed, Tarek M. Alkoudmani, Ramez M. Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba B. Jamished, Shazia Q. Awad, Ammar I. Mohamad Haniki , Nik Mohamed Alshami , Abdul Karim Shisha smokers’ determinants of use, knowledge and perception towards shisha (waterpipe) smoking in Penang, Malaysia
description	Background: Tobacco smoking is a serious health problem worldwide. Malaysia as many of south Asian countries faces the challenge of rising tobacco consumption. Despite the apparent spread of Shisha smoking phenomenon among Malaysian population, little is known about the safety concerns and determinants of Shisha smokers in this community. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the social determinants of Shisha smoking among Malaysian population in Penang Island, Malaysia and to explore their health related knowledge and perception toward Shisha smoking. Methods: The survey was conducted using simple random sampling by randomly distributing self-administered questionnaires to consumers in Shisha lounges located in Penang Island. Statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20. Results: A total number of 171 (42.75%) of respondents participated in this study. Mean age was 21.5±4.4 years. The majority were male, Malay (79.6%, 63.1% respectively). About 97.1% of respondents smoke Shisha either alone or with tobacco cigarettes. The majority (63.1%) started Shisha smoking at an age ≤ 20 years old, always in a café' (72.2%), share Shisha smoking with others (81.6%). Only 35.9% of respondents reported smoking Shisha daily. 71% reported smoking ≤ 7 bowls per week. 50.5% claimed smoking Shisha for more than 60 minutes per session. Boredom, outing and meeting with friends and family ranked first among the motives for smoking Shisha. Regarding knowledge about Shisha smoking, the majority believes that cigarettes are more harmful, more addictive and has more nicotine than waterpipe (60.2%, 71.8% and 67%; respectively). A large proportion (66%) of respondents believes that Shisha smoking doesn't transmit hepatitis infection. The majority of respondents perceived Shisha smoking acceptable by society and parents, compared to cigarettes (67% and 60.2%; respectively). The vast majority of respondents believe that Shisha smoking relieves stress and tension (77.7%), while the minority believes that Shisha smokers have more friends than non-smokers. Regarding access to Shisha, half of respondents agreed that Shisha is easily accessible than cigarettes. The majority of respondent foresees increasing popularity of Shisha smoking in the next 5 years (83.5%). Conclusion: This study showed that there is a high prevalence of Shisha smoking among the Malaysian youth associated with false believes about its health effects. Further studies involving larger population are encouraged.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Elsayed, Tarek M. Alkoudmani, Ramez M. Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba B. Jamished, Shazia Q. Awad, Ammar I. Mohamad Haniki , Nik Mohamed Alshami , Abdul Karim
author_facet	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Elsayed, Tarek M. Alkoudmani, Ramez M. Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba B. Jamished, Shazia Q. Awad, Ammar I. Mohamad Haniki , Nik Mohamed Alshami , Abdul Karim
author_sort	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
title	Shisha smokers’ determinants of use, knowledge and perception towards shisha (waterpipe) smoking in Penang, Malaysia
title_short	Shisha smokers’ determinants of use, knowledge and perception towards shisha (waterpipe) smoking in Penang, Malaysia
title_full	Shisha smokers’ determinants of use, knowledge and perception towards shisha (waterpipe) smoking in Penang, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Shisha smokers’ determinants of use, knowledge and perception towards shisha (waterpipe) smoking in Penang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Shisha smokers’ determinants of use, knowledge and perception towards shisha (waterpipe) smoking in Penang, Malaysia
title_sort	shisha smokers’ determinants of use, knowledge and perception towards shisha (waterpipe) smoking in penang, malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43264/1/KLNAC_2015.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/43264/ http://umconference.um.edu.my/KLNAC2105
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Shisha smokers’ determinants of use, knowledge and perception towards shisha (waterpipe) smoking in Penang, Malaysia

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