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. 2014;13(1):58-71.
doi: 10.1080/15332640.2013.850462.

Associations between race, ethnicity, religion, and waterpipe tobacco smoking

Brian A Primack  1 , Jennifer Mah, Ariel Shensa, Daniel Rosen, Michael A Yonas, Michael J Fine
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Associations between race, ethnicity, religion, and waterpipe tobacco smoking

Brian A Primack et al. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2014.

Abstract

We surveyed a random sample of 852 students at a large university in 2010-2011 to clarify associations between waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS), ethnicity, and religion. Current (past 30 day) WTS was reported by 116 (14%) students, and 331 (39%) reported ever WTS. Middle Eastern ethnicity was associated with current WTS (odds ratio [OR] = 2.37; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.06, 5.34) and ever WTS (OR = 2.59; 95% CI = 1.22, 5.47). South Asian ethnicity was associated with lower odds for ever WTS (OR = 0.42; 95% CI = 0.21, 0.86), but there was no significant association between South Asian ethnicity and current WTS. Being an atheist and having lower religiosity were associated with both WTS outcomes.

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