Table 3 Comparison of the frequency of tobacco consumption and its changes among two groups of the study (Iran, 2017)
Frequency of consumption | Intervention group | Control group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase1 | Phase 2 | |
Frequency of hookah consumption | ||||
Once a week or less | 24 (18.1) | 64 (51.6) | 30 (22.6) | 28 (21.9) |
More than once a week | 15 (11.3) | 47 (37.9) | 76 (57.1) | 62 (48.4) |
Once per day | 68 (51.1) | 8 (6.5) | 18 (13.5) | 21 (16.4) |
More than once per day | 26 (19.5) | 5 (4.0) | 9 (6.8) | 17 (13.3) |
P-value | < 0.001 | 0.252 | ||
Duration of hookah consumption per serving | ||||
Less than 30 min | 32 (24.1) | 50 (40.3) | 9 (6.8) | 5 (3.9) |
30–60 min | 56 (42.1) | 63 (50.8) | 59 (44.4) | 62 (48.4) |
More than 60 min | 45 (33.8) | 11 (8.9) | 65 (48.8) | 61 (47.7) |
P-value | < 0.001 | 0.536 | ||
Cigarette smoking status | ||||
Never smoker | 73 (54.8) | 76 (58.5) | 73 (54.9) | 64 (50.0) |
Less than 10 cigarettes per week | 34 (25.6) | 19 (14.6) | 19 (14.3) | 24 (18.8) |
10–20 cigarette per week | 17 (12.8) | 23 (17.7) | 27 (20.3) | 29 (22.7) |
More than 20 cigarettes per week | 9 (6.8) | 12 (9.2) | 14 (10.5) | 11 (8.6) |
P-value | 0.133 | 0.680 | ||
Change in the frequency of hookah consumption | ||||
Unchanged or increased | 34 (27.4) | 120 (93.8) | ||
Decreased | 90 (72.6) | 8 (6.3) | ||
P-value | < 0.001 | |||
Change in the duration of hookah consumption per serving | ||||
Unchanged or increased | 75 (60.5) | 121 (94.5) | ||
Decreased | 49 (39.5) | 7 (5.5) | ||
P-value | < 0.001 | |||