Table 2.
Association between shisha smoking practices and detrimental adverse health effects (N = 503).
| Details | n (%) | Total Detrimental Health Effects | Binary Logistic Regression for Total Adverse Health Effects 3–9 vs. 0–2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shisha smoking practices | 0–2 | 3–9 | p-Value | OR (95% CI) | |
| (n = 282) | (n = 221) | ||||
| Shisha Smoking status | |||||
| Non-regular smoker | 412 (81.9) | 246 (59.7) | 166 (40.3) | 0.001 | Reference |
| Regular smoker | 91 (18.1) | 36 (39.6) | 55 (60.5) | 2.264 (1.424–3.601) ** | |
| Duration of smoking | |||||
| 6 months and below | 236 (46.9) | 134 (56.8) | 102 (43.2) | ||
| >6 months to 12 months | 98 (19.5) | 57 (58.2) | 41 (41.8) | 0.755 | |
| >12 months | 169 (33.6) | 91 (53.8) | 78 (46.2) | ||
| Frequency of shisha smoking in a week | |||||
| Once a week or less | 302 (60.4) | 168 (55.3) | 134 (44.4) | 0.855 | |
| 2–3 times | 201 (40.0) | 114 (56.7) | 87 (43.3) | ||
** p-value < 0.01.