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DrMohammedJawad

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Honorary Clinical Research Fellow
 
 
 
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@article{Jawad:2016:pubmed/fdv048,
author = {Jawad, M and Afifi, RA and Mahfoud, Z and Bteddini, D and Haddad, P and Nakkash, R},
doi = {pubmed/fdv048},
journal = {Journal of Public Health},
pages = {403--410},
title = {Validation of a simple tool to assess risk of waterpipe tobacco smoking among sixth and seventh graders in Lebanon.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdv048},
volume = {38},
year = {2016}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BACKGROUND: Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) is highly prevalent in the Eastern Mediterranean region. While studies have identified socio-demographic factors differentiating smokers from non-smokers, validated tools predicting WTS are lacking. METHODS: Over 1000 (n = 1164) sixth and seventh grade students in Lebanon were randomly assigned to a prediction model group and validation model group. In the prediction model group, backward stepwise logistic regression enabled the identification of socio-demographic and psychosocial factors associated with ever and current WTS. This formed risk scores which were tested on the validation model group. RESULTS: The risk score for current WTS was out of four and included reduced religiosity, cigarette use and the perception that WTS was associated with a good time. The risk score for ever WTS was out of seven and included an additional two variables: increased age and the belief that WTS did not cause oral cancer. In the validation model group, the model displayed moderate discrimination [area under the curve: 0.77 (current), 0.68 (ever)], excellent goodness-of-fit (P > 0.05 for both) and optimal sensitivity and specificity of 80.1 and 58.4% (current), and 39.5 and 94.4%, (ever), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: WTS use can be predicted using simple validated tools. These can direct health promotion and legislative interventions.
AU  - Jawad,M
AU  - Afifi,RA
AU  - Mahfoud,Z
AU  - Bteddini,D
AU  - Haddad,P
AU  - Nakkash,R
DO  - pubmed/fdv048
EP  - 410
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 1741-3842
SP  - 403
TI  - Validation of a simple tool to assess risk of waterpipe tobacco smoking among sixth and seventh graders in Lebanon.
T2  - Journal of Public Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdv048
VL  - 38
ER  -
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