Table 3 Behavioral factors related to smoking in adolescent male students in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia
From: Prevalence of smoking among secondary school male students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: a survey study
Factors | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Prevalence of smokers (n = 695) | ||
- Yes | 258 | 37.1% |
Type of smoking (n = 257) | ||
- Cigarettes | 102 | 39.7% |
- Nargile or shisha | 85 | 33.1% |
- A combination | 70 | 27.2% |
Smoking daily (n = 258) | ||
- Occasional | 70 | 27.1% |
- 1–5 times per day | 92 | 35.7% |
- 5–10 times per day | 46 | 17.8% |
- More than 10 times per day | 50 | 19.4% |
Why do you smoke? (n = 201) | ||
- Because my friends smoke | 66 | 32.8% |
- Because my parents smoke | 33 | 16.4% |
- Personal choice | 102 | 50.8% |
Why do other youth choose to smoke? (n = 205) | ||
- For entertainment | 129 | 62.9% |
- To show their virility | 48 | 23.4% |
- Imitation of others | 28 | 13.7 |
Do you feel uncomfortable in non-smoking areas: (n = 234) | ||
- Yes | 86 | 36.8% |
Do you intent to quit? (n = 258) | ||
- Yes | 163 | 63.2% |
- No | 53 | 20.5% |
- Undecided | 42 | 16.3% |
Have you tried to quit before? (n = 209) | ||
- Yes | 157 | 75.1% |
Will you quit smoking if suitably helped? (n = 231) | ||
- Yes | 179 | 77.5% |
Did you research information about smoking risks? (n = 251) | ||
- Yes | 171 | 68.1% |
What are the effects of passive smoking? (n = 246) | ||
- Bad effect on others | 117 | 47.6% |
- No effect on smokers | 18 | 7.3% |
- Don’t know | 111 | 45.1% |