INTRODUCTION Waterpipe tobacco smoking among university students in the Western Cape Province of South Africa: Differences and similarities with cigarette smoking
The Main Results Waterpipe smoking is very prevalent among the university students Waterpipe smokers differ greatly to cigarette smokers
Some background Why? How?
The response
Prevalence Current use WaterpipeCigarettes 10.6 (n=484)17.3 (n=794) Ever use WaterpipeCigarettes 67.7 (3101)62.0 (n=2838)
Difference
Age of initiation
Correlates worthy discussing WaterpipeCigarettes AgeGender Coloured*Coloured (Indian)English* SUNNo affiliation* MedMuslim* UndergradMed Drinking quantity*R300+* Binge* Drinking quantity* Others..*CAGE* Perceptions*Others* Social perception*
Convinced? Waterpipe smoking is very prevalent among the university students Waterpipe smokers differ greatly to cigarette smokers