Table 4 Percentage who agreed to the health knowledge statements for cigarettes and shisha smoking
Cigarettes (%) | Shisha (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Breathing smoke from other people’s smoke is harmful | 93.2 | 85.8 | 0.0028 |
Smoking can cause lung cancer | 96.2 | 87.0 | 0.0001 |
Smoking can cause cancer of the mouth | 93.2 | 84.7 | 0.0001 |
Smoking can cause cancer of the larynx | 92.6 | 83.8 | 0.0008 |
Smoking can cause cancer of the esophagus | 88.2 | 82.6 | 0.0561 |
Smoking can cause heart disease | 95.6 | 86.1 | 0.0001 |
Smoking can cause stroke | 88.5 | 81.7 | 0.0215 |
Smoking can trigger an attack among those having asthma | 93.2 | 85.3 | 0.0016 |
Smoking can cause chronic respiratory illness | 94.7 | 86.4 | 0.0004 |
Smoking is harmful to health | 97.3 | 88.5 | 0.0001 |
Mean ± SD | 93.3 ± 3 | 85.2± 2.1 | 0.0001 |