Table 2.
Pre-/poststudy smoking knowledge and behavior of participants.
| Question about smoking knowledge and behavior | Prestudy, n (%) | Poststudy, n (%) | χ2 1 | P value | |
| Did you smoke at least one cigarette during the last week? (n=225) | |||||
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Yes | 50 (22.2) | 45 (20.0) | 0.1 | .732 |
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No | 175 (77.8) | 180 (80.0) | ||
| In the past month, did you smoke nargila at least once a week? (n=225) | |||||
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Yes | 131 (58.2) | 50 (22.2) | 60.6 | .001 |
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No | 94 (41.8) | 175 (77.8) | ||
| Do you think it is safe to smoke cigarettes for only a year or two, as long as you quit after that? (n=225) | |||||
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Yes | 156 (69.3) | 165 (73.3) | 0.9 | .348 |
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No | 69 (30.7) | 60 (26.7) | ||
| Only smokers: In the past year, did you try to quit smoking? (prestudy n=50, poststudy n=45) | |||||
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Yes | 29 (58) | 33 (73) | 2.5 | .117 |
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No | 21 (42) | 12 (27) | ||
| Only smokers: Do you intend to quit smoking cigarettes in the next 6 months? (prestudy n=50, poststudy n=45) | |||||
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Yes | 29 (58) | 36 (80) | 5.3 | .021 |
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No | 21 (42) | 9 (20) | ||
| Only smokers: Have you received any support in trying to quit smoking? (prestudy n=50, poststudy n=45) | |||||
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Yes | 34 (68) | 34 (76) | 0.7 | .415 |
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No | 16 (32) | 11 (24) | ||