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First received: March 05, 2024

Clinical Trial: Developing and Pilot Testing an Intervention to Reduce Household Shisha Smoke Exposure Within Somali Homes

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Shisha

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Developing and Pilot Testing an Intervention to Reduce Household Shisha Smoke Exposure Within Somali Homes

Brief Summary: Previous qualitative research among Somali American adults in Minnesota have identified high levels of hookah or shisha (hereafter shisha) use in Somali households.Household shisha use exposes all family members, including children, to secondhand smoke (SHS) that contains toxins that can cause many different acute and chronic disease, including increased levels of several cancers such as lung, bladder, and oral cancers.Despite the high levels of shisha use, gaps in the knowledge of the risks of shisha use and how…

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