title: The predictive utility of attitudes toward hookah tobacco smoking.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine associations between positive and negative attitudes and hookah tobacco smoking (HTS) among college students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Among a random sample of university students (N = 852), multivariable logistic regression models assessed associations between positive and negative attitudes toward HTS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Positive attitudes were associated with adjusted odds of 4.32 (95% CI = 3.20, 5.82) for current HTS, whereas negative attitudes were associated with lower adjusted odds for current smoking HTS (AOR = 0.64, 95% CI = 0.53, 0.76). Positive attitudes were also associated with adjusted odds of 9.31 (95% CI = 6.77, 12.80) for intention for future hookah use among non-HTS users.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Positive attitudes toward HTS were more strongly associated with HTS compared to negative attitudes. It may be particularly valuable for future research and interventions to focus on decreasing positive attitudes toward HTS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. tebarnett@phhp.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Tracey E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shensa
authors.forename: Kevin H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nuzzo
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Primack
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014495:Universities