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Geographic Distribution and Time Trends of Water-Pipe Use Among Iranian Youth and Teenage Students: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review Publisher Pubmed



Afrashteh S1 ; Ansarifar A2 ; Vali M3 ; Nami Nazari L4 ; Keshtkar N2 ; Memar S4 ; Mohebbi E5, 6 ; Hadji M7 ; Ostovar A5 ; Zendehdel K5 ; Marzban M8, 9
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  1. 1. Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
  2. 2. Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  4. 4. Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
  5. 5. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  7. 7. Health Unit, Faculty of Social Science, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
  8. 8. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
  9. 9. The Persian Gulf Martyrs, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran

Source: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse Published:2023


Abstract

Water-pipe tobacco smoking is harmful to health, yet its rate of prevalence remains uncertain. Recent evidence has shown that the prevalence of water-pipe smoking among students is higher than in the general population. In this study, a systematic review of related literature on water-pipe use was conducted, and for this purpose, 76 articles were examined in the study. In this vein, geographic distribution and time trends of water-pipe consumption in Iran were considered. The results of this study showed that lifetime, last-year, and last-month prevalence of water-pipe smoking use among Iranian students were 28.78 (25.07–32.49), 20.84 (16.01–25.66), and 16.36 (11.86–20.85), respectively. The results also showed a wide variation by the region and sex in Iran. This study has shown the importance of addressing public prevention and alerting programs in schools and universities. © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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