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Table 2 Tobacco use patterns of students who smoked in the last 30 days

From: Uncovering risky behaviors of expatriate teenagers in the United Arab Emirates: A survey of tobacco use, nutrition and physical activity habits

Tobacco Form

Frequency

Average number of days they smoked in last 30 days

Average usage per day

 

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Cigarettes

(n = 204, n = 231)

9.8 %

4.3 %

7

4

3 cigarettes

2 cigarettes

Shisha

(n = 203, n = 234)

17.2 %

12.8 %

5

3

1 session

1 session

Dokha

(n = 203, n = 232)

15.2 %

2.6 %

25

7

2-3 sessions

1 session