title: [Self-assessment of adolescents regarding water pipe consumption].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The use of water pipes is an alternative to cigarette smoking. Current studies show that water pipe smoking is as hazardous as smoking cigarettes. However, rates of water pipe consumption are still high. The consumption behaviour of students was investigated within the evaluation of the school-based prevention program Rauchzeichen.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data about the water pipe use of students was collected using a specially designed questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Water pipe user rates among students of 8th to 10th grade are still high (7.5 - 21.2 %). 13.2 % of the students, who consume water pipe regularly, state to be non smokers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It seems that many adolescents do not estimate water pipe use as smoking, which might lead to an underestimation of health risks or the use of the water pipe as an alternative addictive drug.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin und Umweltmedizin der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwarzer
authors.affiliation: Deutsche Herzstiftung e. V., Frankfurt.
authors.forename: Jule
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Deutsche Herzstiftung e. V., Frankfurt.
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nedela-Morales
authors.affiliation: Deutsche Herzstiftung e. V., Frankfurt.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaltenbach
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biostatistik und Mathematische Modellierung der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.affiliation: Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin und Umweltmedizin der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Groneberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006266:Health Education; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires