Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 1
First page : ( 1000) Last page : ( 1004)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00191.8

Prevalence and Correlates of Lifetime Water Pipe and Internet Addiction among Attendee in Café in Al-Hilla City

Yaser Amean A.^1,*, Hussein Ali F. Abdul¹

¹Faculty of Nursing, University of Babylon, Iraq

*Corresponding author: Amean A. Yaser., Faculty of Nursing, University of Babylon, Iraq

Online published on 21 February, 2019.

Abstract

Water pipe is a kind of tobacco smoking that depends on special instrument that is used to smoke specially made with tobacco that comes with different flavors. Objectives: To identify knowledge and attitudes of water pipe smoking among attendee in café and identify relationship between overall knowledge and socio demographic variables and assess the prevalence of Internet addiction among young. Descriptive study is carried out in Al-Hilla City/Babylon University, from August, first 2018 to November, 15^th, 2018. A non-probability (convenient sample) of (300) water pipe smokers who attend a café in Al-Hilla and those who used internet. The data were collected through the utilization of the developed questionnaire after the validity and reliability are estimated, and by means of interview technique. Reliability of the questionnaire is determined through a pilot study and the validity through (16) experts. The data analyzed through the use of the descriptive and inferential statistical analysis procedures. The findings of the present study indicate that most of water pipe smokers had fair knowledge and most of them had negative attitudes and indicate that the overall assessment for internet application compliance level of addiction was severe.

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Keywords

Prevalence, Water Pipe’ Internet addiction, Café.

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