Beyond cigarettes: waterpipe tobacco use as a key driver of paediatric asthma in Jordan
Parental waterpipe smoking is a significant risk factor for physician-diagnosed paediatric asthma in Jordan. These findings underscore the urgent need for public health interventions targeting waterpipe smoking among parents, especially pregnant women, to reduce the risk of asthma in children.
Authors
- Jomana Alsulaiman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5858-0699)
- Moayad A. Wahsheh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1682-8422)
- Ahmad Alrawashdeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2458-8200)
- Suhaib Yehya
- Khalid Kheirallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4504-4472)
- Shatha AbuHmaid
- Yazan Al-Resheq
- Abdallah Fraij
- Dana Herzallah
- Mutaz Albelbisi
- Roaa Al-Refae
Institutions
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
- Ministry of Health (JO)
- Yarmouk University (JO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Paediatrics Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2024-003208
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33