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Hookah use patterns, social influence and associated other substance use among a sample of New York City public university students.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Most hookah use studies have not included racial and ethnic minorities which limits our understanding of its use among these growing populations. This study aimed to investigate the individual characteristics of hookah use patterns and associated risk behaviors among an ethnically diverse sample of college students. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey of 2460 students (aged 18-25) was conducted in 2015, and data was analyzed in 2017. Descriptive statistics were used to present the sociodemographic characteristics, hookah use-related behavior, and binge drinking and marijuana use according to the current hookah use group, including never, exclusive, dual/poly hookah use. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to examine how hookah related behavior and other risk behaviors varied by sociodemographics and hookah use patterns. RESULTS:Among current hookah users (n?=?312), 70% were exclusive hookah users and 30% were dual/poly hookah users. There were no statistically significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics except for race/ethnicity (p?

SUBMITTER: El Shahawy O

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7453717 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hookah use patterns, social influence and associated other substance use among a sample of New York City public university students.

El Shahawy Omar O Park Su Hyun SH Rogers Erin S ES Shearston Jenni A JA Thompson Azure B AB Cooper Spring C SC Freudenberg Nicholas N Ball Samuel A SA Abrams David D Shelley Donna D Sherman Scott E SE

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<h4>Background</h4>Most hookah use studies have not included racial and ethnic minorities which limits our understanding of its use among these growing populations. This study aimed to investigate the individual characteristics of hookah use patterns and associated risk behaviors among an ethnically diverse sample of college students.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional survey of 2460 students (aged 18-25) was conducted in 2015, and data was analyzed in 2017. Descriptive statistics were used to pre ...[more]

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