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Table 2 Prevalence of different smoking methods among male and female physicians

From: Prevalence of tobacco smoking among health-care physicians in Bahrain

  

Gender

  

Male (n = 50)

Female (n = 98)

  

n

%

n

%

Cigarettes

Current smokers

4

(8)a

0

(0)

 

Previous smoker

6

(12)

0

(0)

 

Never smoker

40

(80)

98

(100)

Waterpipe (Shisha)

Current smoker

7

(15)a

2

(2)

 

Previous smoker

0

(0)

0

(0)

 

Never smoker

41

(85)

96

(98)

Other (Cigar/Midwakh)

Never smoker

49

(98)

101

(99)

 

Current smoker

1

(2)

1

(1)

  1. - One physician smokes both Waterpipe and Cigarette.
  2. - One physician smokes both Waterpioe and Midwakh.
  3. aIndicates a statistically significant difference between males and females (P < .05).