Analysis of narguille use profile among medicine students

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the profile of hookah use among medical students in the central region of Goiás. Methods: Epidemiological, analytical, transversal and quantitative study, with university students from the 1st to the 8th period. Data collection through questionnaires with sociodemographic and socioeconomic variables and characterization of the participant's use of hookah. Statistical analysis was used with software adopting a significance level of 5% (p <0.05). Results: The prevalence of hookah use was 51.3%, predominantly by: men (57.4%), aged ≥ 30 years (57.1%), single (51.5%) and economic class C1 (37%). The highest reported frequency of sporadic use (79.2%) had side effects (56%) and use was motivated by influence (45.6%). About 19.2% do not believe in professional advice for smoking cessation, but 97.7% are in favor of counseling. Conclusion: The research demonstrates that the male audience, over 30 years old, single and from the C1 economic class, was predominant in the use of the hookah. Therefore, it is essential to analyze the influence of admission to the university as a motivator for the use of the device, in addition to investigating what measures can be taken to combat the maintenance of this habit, which is a major and worrisome habit.