Water Pipe as Growing Public Health Challenge Among School Children in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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ID22320073
AuthorsAida Catak (Public Health Institute of the Republic of Srpska), Aida Kurtovic (Public Health Institute of the Republic of Srpska), Larisa Gavran (0000-0001-6035-6496, University of Zenica), Nino Hasanica (0000-0002-7571-0467, University of Zenica), Adnan Mujezinović (0000-0001-5438-1353, University of Zenica), Mirza Oruc (0000-0003-0670-8256, University of Zenica)
Year2020
Volume32
Issue3
Pages207
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMateria Socio Medica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1512-7680 • E-ISSN: 1986-597X
PublisherScopeMed (PUBLISHER • TR)
DOI10.5455/msm.2020.32.207-211
PMID33424450
OpenAlexW3120759921
LanguageEN
References cited4

INTRODUCTION: The water pipe is a form of tobacco smoking that recently become very popular among youth in many countries all over the globe. AIM: To highlight recent data collected through Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) 2019, related to knowledge, attitudes and behavior of school children and youth to water pipe consumption. METHODS: grade of secondary school, with a response rate for students of 92.0%. RESULTS: Survey findings show that almost half (44.1%) of the school children confirm ever smoking the water pipe, while Current smoking of water pipe is confirmed by 16.1% school children. CONCLUSION: There is a substantial need for implementing of systematic and inter sectorial tobacco control measures that involves a water pipe as new public health challenge among youth

Environmental health · Geography · Globe · Public health · Russian federation · Water consumption · Water pipe · Water resource management · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Environmental Science · Medicine · Nursing · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · Smoking Behavior and Cessation

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