Health Hazards of Electronic Hookah Smoking Among University Students

Abstract

Background: Electronic hookah (e-hookah) is a modern spine off the classic traditional hookah .Electronic hookah contain several agents known to cause lung cancer and it can irritate mouth that increase risks for oral cancer. Aim of the study: The present study aimed to assess health hazards of E-hookah smoking among university students. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Sample: A multistage random sample used in this study. Sample size: 322 university students. Setting: Study conducted at South Valley University, Faculty of Arts, Journalism and faculty of archaeology. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for data collection in the present study. The first tool was Structural interviewing questionnaire composed of two parts:Part I: demographic characteristics and Past and present medical history, Part II: University student s' knowledge about E-hookah smoking. The second tool was University student's attitude about electronic hookah smoking. Result: The study results revealed that 70% of university students had unsatisfactory knowledge about e-hookah, 60% of them had negative attitude regarding e-hookah while 40% of them had positive attitude Conclusion: there was highly significant positive correlation between total knowledge scores and total attitude scores regarding Electronic hookah. Recommendations: Continuous health education for university students about hazards of e-hookah.