Research Article
Prevalence, Knowledge, Attitude, and Predictors of Waterpipe Smoking among School Adolescents in Saudi Arabia
Table 1
Socio-demographics of the included school adolescents (n = 639) and their relationship to current smoking behaviors
| | | Current smoking status (no. %) | Chi-square test value ( value) | | Waterpipe | Nonsmoker | Total |
| | Age (yrs) | | | | 27.271 (0.001) | | 13–15 | 32 (5.2) | 258 (41.8) | 290 (47) | | | 16–18 | 56 (9.1) | 210 (34.0) | 266 (43.1) | | | Over 18 | 23 (3.7) | 38 (6.2) | 61 (9.9) | | | Stage | | | | 20.915 (0.001) | | Intermediate school | 34 (5.6) | 276 (45.1) | 310 (50.7) | | | Secondary school | 76 (12.4) | 226 (36.9) | 302 (49.3) | | | Residence | | | | 0.305 (0.581) | | Urban | 21 (3.4) | 109 (17.6) | 130 (21.0) | | | Rural | 89 (14.4) | 399 (64.6) | 488 (79.0) | | | Monthly expenditure | | | | 8.72 (0.003) | | Less than 300 SAR | 51 (8.4) | 310 (51.0) | 361 (59.4) | | | More than 300 SAR | 58 (9.5) | 189 (31.1) | 247 (31.1) | | | Father’s education level | | | | 1.321 (0.724) | | Uneducated | 25 (4.1) | 124 (20.4) | 149 (24.5) | | | Elementary | 31(5.1) | 150 (24.7) | 181 (29.8) | | | Senior | 23(3.8) | 82 (13.5) | 105 (17.3) | | | University and above | 31 (5.1) | 142 (23.4) | 173 (28.5) | | | Mother’s education level | | | | 4.737 (0.192) | | Uneducated | 42 (7.0) | 180 (29.9) | 222 (36.9) | | | Elementary | 28 (4.7) | 144 (23.9) | 172 (28.6) | | | Senior | 13 (2.2) | 81 (13.5) | 94 (15.6) | | | University and above | 28 (4.7) | 86 (14.3) | 114 (18.9) | | | Cigarette smoking | | | | 284.02 (0.001) | | Yes | 72 (11.7) | 17 (2.7) | 89 (14.4) | | | No | 38 (6.1) | 493 (79.5) | 531 (85.6) | |
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