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Table 5 Environmental, lifestyle, and behavioral factors stratified by shisha use

From: Shisha use among students in a private university in Kigali city, Rwanda: prevalence and associated factors

Variable

Category

Shisha smoking

Total

X2 test

Yes (%)

No (%)

N = 418(%)

P value

Enjoy being in school

Yes

76(20.7)

291(79.3)

367(87.8)

0.711

Not sure

7(25.9)

20(74.1)

27(6.5)

No

4(16.7)

20(83.3)

24(5.7)

Regularly participate in sports

Yes

52(21.5)

190(78.5)

242(57.9)

0.691

No

35(19.9)

141(80.1)

176(42.1)

Drink Alcohol

Yes

35(44.3)

44(55.7)

79(18.9)

0.000

Occasionally

13(28.9)

32(71.1)

45(10.8)

No

39(13.3)

255(86.7)

294(70.3)

Lives with parent(s)

Yes

61(23.8)

195(76.2)

256(61.2)

0.056

No

26(16.0)

136(84.0)

162(38.8)

Sibling(s) smoke tobacco

Yes

21(29.6)

50(70.4)

71(17.0)

0.125

No

48(19.6)

197(80.4)

245(58.6)

Don’t know

18(17.6)

84(82.4)

102(24.4)

Parent(s) smoke tobacco

Yes

17(39.5)

26(60.5)

43(10.3)

0.006

No

66(18.5)

290(81.5)

356(85.2)

Don’t know

4(21.1)

15(78.9)

19(4.5)

Friend(s) smoke shisha

Yes

72 (43.1)

95(56.9)

167(40.0)

0.000

No

15(6.0)

236(94.0)

251(60.0)

Friend(s) smoke cigarette

Yes

65(31.6)

141(68.4)

206(49.3)

0.000

No

22(10.4)

190(89.6)

212(50.7)

Aware of shisha’s availability in cafes, bars in Kigali

Yes

81(33.3)

162(66.7)

243(58.1)

0.000

No

6 (3.4)

169(96.6)

175(41.9)

  1. p value for Drink alcohol italicized
  2. p value for Friend smoke shisha italicized
  3. p value for Friend smoke cigarette italicized
  4. p value for Aware of shisha's availability in cafes italicized