Citation

Lee YO, Bahreinifar S, Ling PM. J. Am. Coll. Health 2014; 62(1): 10-18.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2013.842171

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine differences in tobacco-related attitudes and hookah and cigarette use among college and noncollege young adults. Participants: Time-location samples of young adult bar patrons in San Diego, California ("N" = 2,243), Tulsa ("N" = 2,095) and Oklahoma City ("N" = 2,200), Oklahoma, Albuquerque ("N" = 1,044) and Las Cruces ("N" = 894), New Mexico, between September 2009 and July 2011.

METHODS: Multinomial logistic regression examined associations between hookah and cigarette use and tobacco-related attitudes.

RESULTS: Current college students and graduates are less likely to smoke cigarettes, but more likely to use hookah. Among current hookah users, 22.6% were hookah-only users and 77.4% were dual users (cigarettes and hookah). College status is associated with different hookah use patterns, and those with anti-tobacco industry attitudes were more likely to smoke hookah.

CONCLUSIONS: Novel interventions are needed for college students using hookah. Existing strategies targeting smokers with anti-tobacco industry messages may be irrelevant to hookah users.

Language: en