Reasons for Use, Potential Use, or Discontinued Use of Hookah Among US Young Adult College Students Público

Abstract

Given the increase in hookah use among young adults, this study assessed: 1) differences in sociodemographics and other substance use among current, never, and former users of hookah; 2) hookah use characteristics among current users (e.g., use levels, types of devices/flavors used,); and 3) reasons for use, potential use, and discontinued use among current, never, and former hookah users among young adults. We analyzed data from the third wave of a longitudinal study of students aged 18-25 recruited from seven Georgia colleges/universities. Of 2,865 participants, 56.3% were never users, 12.4% current (past 4-month), and 31.3% former. Correlates of being a current (vs. never) hookah user included being "other race" (vs. White, p=.004), attending an HBCU (vs. a technical college, p<.001), and use of any other tobacco product, marijuana, or alcohol (p's<.001). Correlates of being a former (vs. never) hookah user included being older (p<.001), being "other race" (vs. White, p=.009), attending an HBCU (vs. a technical college, p=.01), and use of any other tobacco product (except LCCs), marijuana, or alcohol (p's<.001; Nagelkerke R-squared=.289). Among current users, 52.5% reported using hookah most frequently at a bar, 89.3% used large hookah, and most commonly used flavors were fruit, menthol/mint, and candy. Two primary factors regarding current hookah use

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………5

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ……………………………………………………..7

CHAPTER 3: METHODS ……………………………………………………………………15

CHAPTER 4: RESULTS…………………………………………………………………….20

CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION……………………………………………………………….…22

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School	Rollins School of Public Health
Department	Hubert Department of Global Health
Degree	MPH
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Health Sciences, Public Health
Palabra Clave	Georgia hookah use hookah waterpipe tobacco youth
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Berg, Carla, Emory University
Committee Members	Patel, Shivani A, Emory University
Partnering Agencies	Does not apply (no collaborating organization)

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