Table 3 Association of socio-demographic & economic characteristics with shisha use
Variable | Category | Shisha smoking | x2 test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | P value | ||
Age in years | < 20 | 6(26.1) | 17(73.9) | 0.002 |
20–24 | 58(22.0) | 206(78.0) | ||
25–29 | 22(28.2) | 56(71.8) | ||
30 & above | 1(1.9) | 52(98.1) | ||
Gender | Male | 48(27.10) | 129(72.9) | 0.007 |
Female | 39(16.20) | 202(83.8) | ||
Marital status | Divorced | 6(46.2) | 7(53.8) | 0.002 |
Single | 78(22.0) | 276(78.0) | ||
Married | 3(5.9) | 48(94.1) | ||
Residence | Urban | 82(23.2) | 271(76.8) | 0.005 |
Rural | 5(7.7) | 60(92.3) | ||
Faculty | School of Business &social sciences | 51(30.0) | 119(70.0) | 0.000 |
School of Pure & applied sciences | 20(29.4) | 48(70.6) | ||
School of Health sciences | 14(8.5) | 151(91.5) | ||
School of Education | 2(13.3) | 13(86.7) | ||
Time of study | Day | 23(14.6) | 134(85.4) | 0.000 |
Evening | 55(31.8) | 118(68.2) | ||
Weekend | 9 (10.2) | 79(89.8) | ||
Educational level of father | Tertiary | 54(21.9) | 193(78.1) | 0.696 |
Secondary | 28(20.1) | 111(79.9) | ||
Primary | 5(15.6) | 27(84.4) | ||
Educational level of mother | Tertiary | 45(22.5) | 155 (77.5) | 0.081 |
Secondary | 39(22.0) | 138(78.0) | ||
Primary | 3(7.3) | 38(92.7) | ||
Family’s social class | Category 4 | 15 (39.5) | 23(60.5) | 0.018 |
Category 3 | 42(17.7) | 195(82.3) | ||
Category 2 | 27(22.1) | 95(77.9) | ||
Category 1 | 3(14.3) | 18(85.7) | ||
Employment status | No | 55(19.5) | 227(80.5) | 0.342 |
Yes | 32(23.5) | 104(76.5) | ||