Table 4.
Patterns and frequency of smoking and bango use among students, Cairo University, academic year 2014–2015
| Patterns | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Cigarette smoking | ||
| Have you ever smoked cigarettes | ||
| Yes | 40# | 13.5 |
| No | 256 | 86.5 |
| At what age have you started smoking? | ||
| Range, Mean ± SD | 10–24 | 18.1 ± 3.1 |
| Median, IQR | 18.0 (16.3–20.0) | |
| Did you smoke within the previous 30 days? | ||
| Yes | 21 | 52.5 |
| No | 19 | 47.5 |
| How many cigarettes do you smoke/day | ||
| Range, Mean ± SD | 2–60 | 16.6 ± 14.8 |
| Median, IQR | 12.5 (6.5–20.0) | |
| How many months have passed since you last smoked? | ||
| Range, Mean ± SD | 1–19 | 6.4 ± 6.2 |
| Median, IQR | 4.5 (1.5–10.5) | |
| Did you start to smoke after you joined your medical school? | ||
| Yes | 26 | 65.0 |
| No | 14 | 35.0 |
| Do you want to stop smoking? | ||
| Yes | 27 | 67.5 |
| No | 13 | 32.5 |
| Have you ever made a serious attempt to stop smoking? | ||
| Yes | 30 | 75.0 |
| No | 10 | 25.0 |
| May you smoke in presence of your patients? | ||
| Yes | 24 | 60.0 |
| No | 11 | 27.5 |
| I do not know | 5 | 12.5 |
| How soon after you wake up do you smoke your first cigarette? | ||
| Within 5 min | 5 | 12.5 |
| Within 6–30 min | 9 | 22.5 |
| Within 31–60 min | 10 | 25.0 |
| After 60 min | 16 | 40.0 |
| Do you find it difficult to avoid smoke cigarettes in places where it is forbidden (e.g., at the library, in cinema)? | ||
| Yes | 13 | 32.5 |
| No | 27 | 67.5 |
| Which cigarette would you hate most to give up? | ||
| The first one in the morning | 14 | 35.0 |
| Any other | 26 | 65.0 |
| How many cigarettes per day do you smoke? | ||
| 10 or less | 17 | 42.5 |
| 11–20 | 9 | 22.5 |
| 21–30 | 12 | 30.0 |
| 31 or more | 2 | 5.0 |
| Do you smoke more during the first hours after waking than during the rest of the day? | ||
| Yes | 14 | 35.0 |
| No | 26 | 65.0 |
| Do you smoke even when you are ill enough to be in bed most of the day? | ||
| Yes | 16 | 40.0 |
| No | 24 | 60.0 |
| Shisha smoking | ||
| Have you ever smoked shisha? | ||
| Yes | 45 | 15.2 |
| No | 251 | 84.8 |
| Did you smoke shisha in the previous 30 days? | ||
| Yes | 24 | 53.3 |
| No | 21 | 46.7 |
| How many times do you or did you smoke shisha per week? | ||
| Range, Mean ± SD | 1–10 | 3.8 ± 3.1 |
| Median, IQR | 3.0 (1.0–6.3) | |
| How many months have passed since you last smoked? | ||
| Range, Mean ± SD | 1–12 | 4.8 ± 3.5 |
| Median, IQR | 4.0 (2.5–7.0) | |
| Bango | ||
| Have you ever used Bango? | ||
| Yes | 6 | 2.0 |
| No | 290 | 98.0 |
| Did you use bango in the previous 30 days? | ||
| Yes | 4 | 66.7 |
| No | 2 | 33.3 |
#30 males and 10 females