Family functioning and satisfaction: A comparative study between hookah users and non-users

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dc.contributor.authorRoman, Nicolette
dc.contributor.authorRich, Edna
dc.contributor.authorDavids, Charl
dc.contributor.authorBenjamin, Fatiema
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Matthew
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-20T12:22:31Z
dc.date.available2020-02-20T12:22:31Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Although there has been an exponential growth in hookah use on a global scale, research within the context of South Africa is very limited. While hookah use is known internationally to be a health and addiction risk, the focus is on university students and not on families. AIM: This study aims to compare the family functioning and family satisfaction among hookah users and non-users. SETTING: This study was conducted in low or middle-high class socio-economic status areas of Cape Town, South Africa. METHODS: A quantitative method was employed to test for significant differences with a sample of 1193 participants, in which each participant represented a family. An independent t-test was used to test for significant differences between hookah users and non-users. RESULTS: One-third (34%) of the participants indicated that they smoked hookah pipe, with the general age of onset being 16.5 years. In trying to understand the family context, it was found that 28% of hookah users indicated that the hookah pipe was used as a means of socialising with others in the family, and 24% of parents indicated that they were more accepting of family members smoking the hookah pipe. Findings also suggest that families of hookah users have less cohesion, expressiveness and family satisfaction, and more conflict and permissiveness than families of non-users. CONCLUSION: This study provides and extends knowledge regarding the family in hookah pipe use. This information could assist in reducing hookah pipe use, and building healthier and more resilient communities by formulating prevention and intervention strategies to reduce hookah use.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRoman, N., Rich, E., Davids, C., Benjamin, F., & Taylor, M. (2019). Family functioning and satisfaction: A comparative study between hookah users and non-users. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 11(1), e1-e6. doi:10.4102/phcfm.v11i1.2095en_US
dc.identifier.issnDOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v11i1.2095
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5194
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicineen_US
dc.subjectFamily contexten_US
dc.subjectFamily functioningen_US
dc.subjectFamily satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectHookah non-usersen_US
dc.subjectHookah usersen_US
dc.titleFamily functioning and satisfaction: A comparative study between hookah users and non-usersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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