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Health Promot Perspect. 2018;8(3): 230-236.
doi: 10.15171/hpp.2018.31
PMID: 30087847
PMCID: PMC6064751
Scopus ID: 85061204724
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Cigarette and hookah smoking and their relationship with self-esteem and communication skills among high school students

Masumeh Anbarlouei 1, Parvin Sarbakhsh 1, Hossein Dadashzadeh 1, Akbar Ghiasi 1, Maryam Ataieasl 1, Abbasali Dorosti 1, Asghar Mohammadpour Asl 1*

1 Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2 Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3 Research assistant of Health Services Administration, Department of Health Services Administration, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
4 Department of Anesthesiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
5 Health and Environment Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Email: ampoorasl@gmail.com

Abstract

Background: Tobacco smoking is one of the most important public health problems that may be prevented. There is limited information about its relationship with communication skills. Findings on the relationships between self-esteem and cigarette/hookah smoking are inconsistent. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between cigarette and hookah smoking,self-esteem and communication skills among a representative sample of high school students. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a sample of 1321 tenth-grade students (14-17 years) was selected through multi-stage proportionally cluster sampling in Tabriz, 2017. The participants completed a self–administered multiple choice questionnaire including questions about cigarette smoking, hookah smoking, self-esteem, and communication skills. Results: After controlling for potential confounders, the results demonstrated that higher score of self-esteem protects students against being in advanced stages of cigarette smoking (odds ratio [OR] = 0.95, 95% CI: 0.92-0.99, P=0.012). However, there was no significant association between self-esteem score and the hookah smoking. Also, there was no significant association between communication skills score and cigarette and hookah smoking. Conclusion: According to our findings, self-esteem was associated with cigarette smoking,but not with hookah smoking. Furthermore, there was no statistically significant association between communication skills score and cigarette and hookah smoking.

Citation: Anbarlouei M, Sarbakhsh P, Dadashzadeh H, Ghiasi A, Ataeiasl M, Dorosti A, Mohammadpoorasl A. Cigarette and hookah smoking and their relationship with self-esteem and communication skills among high school students. Health Promot Perspect. 2018;8(3):230-236.doi: 10.15171/hpp.2018.31.
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Submitted: 07 Apr 2018
Revision: 13 May 2018
Accepted: 19 May 2018
ePublished: 07 Jul 2018
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