M. F. Fouad

TL;DR: Clinical laboratory studies reveal that both waterpipe and cigarette smokers in Syria are exposed to smoke toxicants and exhibit dependence symptoms, and in-depth ethnographic interviews with smokers show that smoking waterpipe is often viewed as an aesthetic enjoyable experience, while smoking cigarettes is viewed as a mundane anxiety-relieving addiction.

TL;DR: Preliminary analysis shows that views on different forms of smoking in Syria differ by gender and smoking status, and individuals who resided in the city, were economically better-off, and were Christian had higher perception scores for narghile only.

TL;DR: The data show that obesity is a major health problem in Aleppo, Syria especially among women and it is related to age, marital status, and consumption of certain food items and it shows a significant prevalence among women with repeated pregnancies.

TL;DR: The findings that most smokers in this sample are interested in quitting smoking and have tried unsuccessfully to do so indicate that cessation support for youths in this country is urgently needed.

TL;DR: Overall, residents of informal zones suffer from substantial physical and mental health problems and are exposed to high levels of indoor air pollution, which seem to affect women and the elderly disproportionately, while men are more affected by smoking, occupational respiratory exposures, and injuries.