List of works - Rema A. Afifi

"There Is Zero Regulation on the Selling of Alcohol": The Voice of the Youth on the Context and Determinants of Alcohol Drinking in Lebanon

scientific article published in January 2018

'It won't happen to me': the knowledge-attitude nexus in adolescent smoking

scientific article published on 15 April 2009

'When I smoked it, it was like a slap in the face but it felt really good': exploring determinants of midwakh use among young adults in Lebanon

scientific article published on 08 April 2020

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Theory-Informed School-Based Intervention to Prevent Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: Changes in Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviors in 6th and 7th Graders in Lebanon

scientific article published on 26 August 2018

Adolescence: a foundation for future health

scientific article published on 25 April 2012

Alcohol consumption in the Arab region: What do we know, why does it matter, and what are the policy implications for youth harm reduction?

scientific article published on 09 October 2015

Arab youth respond to the Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing

scientific article published in The Lancet

Attitudes and practices of public health academics towards research funding from for-profit organizations: cross-sectional survey

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

Building Research Evidence for Policy Advocacy: A Qualitative Evaluation of Existing Smoke-Free Policies in Lebanon

article

Challenges to obtaining parental permission for child participation in a school-based waterpipe tobacco smoking prevention intervention in Qatar

scientific article

Consensus statement on assessment of waterpipe smoking in epidemiological studies

scientific article

Developing a logic model for youth mental health: participatory research with a refugee community in Beirut

scientific article

Development and validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health Scale.

scientific article published on 6 May 2010

Double trouble: Exploring the association between waterpipe tobacco smoking and the nonmedical use of psychoactive prescription drugs among adolescents

scientific article published on 28 October 2014

Effectiveness of pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs among Lebanese school and university students

scientific article published on 12 August 2013

Ethical considerations in HIV/AIDS biobehavioral surveys that use respondent-driven sampling: illustrations from Lebanon

article

Gender differences in determinants of weight-control behaviours among adolescents in Beirut.

scientific article published on 26 February 2009

Global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for young people's health during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.

scientific article published on 9 May 2016

HIV/AIDS among female sex workers, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men in Lebanon: results of the first biobehavioral surveys

scientific article published in July 2010

Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections among female sex workers and men who have sex with men in Lebanon: prevalence, risk behaviour and immune status.

scientific article published in June 2011

Lessons learned in the provision NCD primary care to Syrian refugee and host communities in Lebanon: the need to 'act locally and think globally'

scientific article published on 25 November 2019

Neighbourhood influences on narghile smoking among youth in Beirut.

scientific article

Now is the time to advocate for interventions designed specifically to prevent and control waterpipe tobacco smoking.

scientific article

Obtaining informed consent: observations from community research with refugee and impoverished youth.

scientific article published on October 2009

Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing

scientific article

Parental smoking and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke are associated with waterpipe smoking among youth: results from a national survey in Lebanon

scientific article published on 3 March 2015

Porsche Design's Shisha 2 hits the Lebanese market

scientific article published on 10 February 2016

Predictors of breast-feeding in a developing country: results of a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 15 August 2008

Prevalence and determinants of suicide ideation among Lebanese adolescents: results of the GSHS Lebanon 2005.

scientific article

Process evaluation of a community-based mental health promotion intervention for refugee children

scientific article

Research and activism for tobacco control in the Arab world

scientific article published on 20 January 2014

Risk perceptions and participation in colorectal cancer screening

scientific article published on 01 January 1990

Serenity in political uncertainty.

scientific article

Social capital, women's autonomy and smoking among married women in low-income urban neighborhoods of Beirut, Lebanon

scientific article

Social norms and attitudes linked to waterpipe use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

scientific article published on 18 September 2013

Students' attitude and smoking behaviour following the implementation of a university smoke-free policy: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 11 April 2013

Surveying Alcohol Outlet Density in Four Neighborhoods of Beirut Lebanon: Implications for Future Research and National Policy

scientific article published on 14 September 2018

The Cultural Meaning of Cardiac Illness and Self-Care Among Lebanese Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

scientific article

The Potentials and Challenges of an Academic–Community Partnership in a Low-Trust Urban Context ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2010

The allure of the waterpipe: a narrative review of factors affecting the epidemic rise in waterpipe smoking among young persons globally

scientific article

The development of a feasible community-specific cardiovascular disease prevention program: triangulation of methods and sources

scientific article published in December 2003

The influence of parent-child relationship on safety belt use among school children in Beirut.

scientific article published on 12 June 2010

The passage of tobacco control law 174 in Lebanon: reflections on the problem, policies and politics.

scientific article published on 4 April 2018

The rise in narghile (shisha, hookah) waterpipe tobacco smoking: a qualitative study of perceptions of smokers and non smokers ⬇️

scientific article

The tobacco health nexus? Health messages in narghile advertisements

article

Time Trends and Policy Gaps: The Case of Alcohol Misuse Among Adolescents in Lebanon

scientific article published on 8 December 2015

Validation of a simple tool to assess risk of waterpipe tobacco smoking among sixth and seventh graders in Lebanon.

scientific article

Validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health scale as a screening tool for depression/anxiety in Lebanese children

scientific article

Violence and social capital among young men in Beirut

scientific article published on 5 May 2011

Waterpipe tobacco and cigarette smoking among university students in Jordan.

scientific article published on 16 April 2012

Women and waterpipe tobacco smoking in the eastern mediterranean region: allure or offensiveness

scientific article published on January 2013

‘We don't want you to walk the streets we walked’: youth reflections on themselves and relationships that help them grow and thrive

article

List of works by Rema A. Afifi

"There Is Zero Regulation on the Selling of Alcohol": The Voice of the Youth on the Context and Determinants of Alcohol Drinking in Lebanon

'It won't happen to me': the knowledge-attitude nexus in adolescent smoking

'When I smoked it, it was like a slap in the face but it felt really good': exploring determinants of midwakh use among young adults in Lebanon

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Theory-Informed School-Based Intervention to Prevent Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: Changes in Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviors in 6th and 7th Graders in Lebanon

Adolescence: a foundation for future health

Alcohol consumption in the Arab region: What do we know, why does it matter, and what are the policy implications for youth harm reduction?

Arab youth respond to the Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing

Attitudes and practices of public health academics towards research funding from for-profit organizations: cross-sectional survey

Building Research Evidence for Policy Advocacy: A Qualitative Evaluation of Existing Smoke-Free Policies in Lebanon

Challenges to obtaining parental permission for child participation in a school-based waterpipe tobacco smoking prevention intervention in Qatar

Consensus statement on assessment of waterpipe smoking in epidemiological studies

Developing a logic model for youth mental health: participatory research with a refugee community in Beirut

Development and validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health Scale.

Double trouble: Exploring the association between waterpipe tobacco smoking and the nonmedical use of psychoactive prescription drugs among adolescents

Effectiveness of pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs among Lebanese school and university students

Ethical considerations in HIV/AIDS biobehavioral surveys that use respondent-driven sampling: illustrations from Lebanon

Gender differences in determinants of weight-control behaviours among adolescents in Beirut.

Global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for young people's health during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.

HIV/AIDS among female sex workers, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men in Lebanon: results of the first biobehavioral surveys

Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections among female sex workers and men who have sex with men in Lebanon: prevalence, risk behaviour and immune status.

Lessons learned in the provision NCD primary care to Syrian refugee and host communities in Lebanon: the need to 'act locally and think globally'

Neighbourhood influences on narghile smoking among youth in Beirut.

Now is the time to advocate for interventions designed specifically to prevent and control waterpipe tobacco smoking.

Obtaining informed consent: observations from community research with refugee and impoverished youth.

Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing

Parental smoking and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke are associated with waterpipe smoking among youth: results from a national survey in Lebanon

Porsche Design's Shisha 2 hits the Lebanese market

Predictors of breast-feeding in a developing country: results of a prospective cohort study

Prevalence and determinants of suicide ideation among Lebanese adolescents: results of the GSHS Lebanon 2005.

Process evaluation of a community-based mental health promotion intervention for refugee children

Research and activism for tobacco control in the Arab world

Risk perceptions and participation in colorectal cancer screening

Serenity in political uncertainty.

Social capital, women's autonomy and smoking among married women in low-income urban neighborhoods of Beirut, Lebanon

Social norms and attitudes linked to waterpipe use in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Students' attitude and smoking behaviour following the implementation of a university smoke-free policy: a cross-sectional study

Surveying Alcohol Outlet Density in Four Neighborhoods of Beirut Lebanon: Implications for Future Research and National Policy

The Cultural Meaning of Cardiac Illness and Self-Care Among Lebanese Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

The Potentials and Challenges of an Academic–Community Partnership in a Low-Trust Urban Context ⬇️

The allure of the waterpipe: a narrative review of factors affecting the epidemic rise in waterpipe smoking among young persons globally

The development of a feasible community-specific cardiovascular disease prevention program: triangulation of methods and sources

The influence of parent-child relationship on safety belt use among school children in Beirut.

The passage of tobacco control law 174 in Lebanon: reflections on the problem, policies and politics.

The rise in narghile (shisha, hookah) waterpipe tobacco smoking: a qualitative study of perceptions of smokers and non smokers ⬇️

The tobacco health nexus? Health messages in narghile advertisements

Time Trends and Policy Gaps: The Case of Alcohol Misuse Among Adolescents in Lebanon

Validation of a simple tool to assess risk of waterpipe tobacco smoking among sixth and seventh graders in Lebanon.

Validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health scale as a screening tool for depression/anxiety in Lebanese children

Violence and social capital among young men in Beirut

Waterpipe tobacco and cigarette smoking among university students in Jordan.

Women and waterpipe tobacco smoking in the eastern mediterranean region: allure or offensiveness

‘We don't want you to walk the streets we walked’: youth reflections on themselves and relationships that help them grow and thrive