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The European Journal of Public Health, doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl043
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.
Received May 7, 2005
Accepted February 7, 2006

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Exposure of pre-school children to passive cigarette and narghile smoke in Beirut

Hala Tamim 1 *, Ghassan Akkary 2, Abbas El-Zein 3, Zana El-Roueiheb 2, and Souheil El-Chemaly 2

1 Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
2 Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
3 Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Hala Tamim, E-mail: htamim{at}yorku.ca


  Abstract

Background: Narghile is a resurging smoking device. However, little research has been done to assess passive smoking exposure. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the exposure of pre-school age children in Beirut to parental passive smoking from cigarette and/or narghile. Methods: Data were collected from 1057 pre-school age children attending 16 day cares and 7 nursery schools in the city of Beirut. Results: The overall prevalence of parental smoking (cigarette and/or narghile) was 53.3%. Ten per cent of respondents reported smoking only narghile. Fathers were significantly more likely than mothers to smoke cigarettes. However, there was no significant difference between fathers and mothers with respect to smoking narghile only. Education was a significant predictor for smoking cigarettes but not for smoking narghile. Conclusion: Narghile smoking appears to follow different gender and social patterns than cigarette smoking. Further research is needed to establish the determinants of narghile smoking, in order to develop adequate prevention policies.

Keywords: narghile; passive smoking; pre-school age children.
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