What is it about?

This study explained the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and patterns of smoking waterpipe among persons who are not smoking regular cigarettes.

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Why is it important?

To understand the phenomenon of waterpipe smoking among those how are not cigarettes smokers, where most of them are considering them selves as non smokers.

Perspectives

Researchers are wondering about the causes of the new trend of wide spread of waterpipe smoking even among those who label themselves as non smokers! This study highlighted some possible causes for such widespread. In which, most of the participants reported start waterpipe smoking during teen age, and being attracted to the social environment of smoking waterpipe, as well as feeling that such form of smoking is funny, relaxing, and romantic.

Prof. Nidal Eshah
Zarqa University

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This page is a summary of: Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and patterns of waterpipe use among Jordanian adults who exclusively smoke waterpipes, European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, July 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1474515117719592.
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