Table 1.
Change in Prevalence of Indicators of Tobacco Smoking Between Seventh Grade (Baseline, Mean Age 13) and Ninth Grade in Northern Jordan, by Gender
| Smoking status | Boys, N = 869, n (%) | Girls, N = 832, n (%) | Total, N = 1,701, n (%) |
| Ever cigarettes smoking | |||
| Baselinea | 226 (26.0) | 73 (8.8) | 299 (17.6) |
| Two-year follow-upab | 453 (52.1) | 217 (26.1) | 760 (44.7) |
| Ever water-pipe smoking | |||
| Baselinea | 295 (33.9) | 145 (17.4) | 440 (25.9) |
| Two-year follow-upab | 491 (56.5) | 298 (35.8) | 789 (46.4) |
| Ever any smoking (cigarettes and/or water pipe) | |||
| Baselinea | 368 (42.3) | 166 (20.0) | 534 (31.4) |
| Two-year follow-upab | 588 (67.7) | 351 (42.2) | 939 (55.2) |
| Current cigarettes smoking | |||
| Baselinea | 75 (8.6) | 15 (1.8) | 90 (5.3) |
| Two-year follow-upab | 201 (23.1) | 53 (6.4) | 254 (14.9) |
| Current water-pipe smoking | |||
| Baselinea | 166 (19.1) | 61 (7.3) | 227 (13.3) |
| Two-year follow-upab | 213 (24.5) | 108 (13.0) | 321 (18.9) |
| Current any smoking (cigarettes and/or water pipe) | |||
| Baselinea | 192 (22.1) | 67 (8.1) | 259 (15.2) |
| Two-year follow-upab | 296 (34.1) | 130 (15.6) | 426 (25.0) |
Note. aDifference between boys and girls is statistically significant (p < .01 for all).
b
Difference from baseline is statistically significant (p < .01 for all).