Table 4.
Predictors of WPS.
| Predictors | OR | 95 % CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 1.99 | 1.30, 3.06 | 0.001 |
| Female | 0.5 | 0.32, 0.76 | 0.001 |
| Urban | 1.27 | 0.83, 1.95 | 0.254 |
| Rural | 0.78 | 0.51, 1.19 | 0.254 |
| Does the water pipe smoking cause damage on health? Agree | 0.49 | 0.15, 1.55 | 0.250 |
| Does the water pipe smoking cause damage on health? Disagree | 1.66 | 0.26, 10.33 | 0.583 |
| Does the shisha contain nicotine as cigarette? Agree | 1.08 | 0.66, 1.76 | 0.736 |
| Does the shisha contain nicotine as cigarette? Disagree | 1.25 | 0.42, 3.74 | 0.684 |
| Does the shisha contain tobacco as cigarette? Agree | 1.28 | 0.79, 2.07 | 0.308 |
| Does the shisha contain tobacco as cigarette? Disagree | 1.70 | 0.80, 3.62 | 0.167 |
| Does the using of shisha between more than one person can convey diseases for you? Agree | 0.84 | 0.40, 1.74 | 0.642 |
| Does the using of shisha between more than one person can convey diseases for you? Disagree | 0.621 | 0.17, 2.15 | 0.453 |
| Do you think smoking shisha makes you look good? Yes | 1.44 | 0.37, 5.56 | 0.59 |
| Do you think smoking shisha makes you look good? No | 0.46 | 0.16, 1.36 | 0.163 |
| Do you think smoking shisha is less harmful than cigarettes? Yes | 3.84 | 1.88, 7.83 | <0.001 |
| Do you think smoking shisha is less harmful than cigarettes? No | 1.16 | 0.62, 2.15 | 0.632 |
| Do you think smoking shisha will be less addictive than cigarettes smoking? Yes | 3.80 | 2.0, 7.11 | <0.001 |
| Do you think smoking shisha will be less addictive than cigarettes smoking? No | 2.16 | 1.13, 4.12 | 0.020 |
| Do you think the flirt mechanism that in shisha make it less harmful? Yes | 4.84 | 2.51, 9.34 | <0.001 |
| Do you think the flirt mechanism that in shisha make it less harmful? No | 1.00 | 0.62, 1.62 | 0.977 |
| Do you think there are enough awareness campaigns about shisha? Yes | 5.02 | 2.12, 11.91 | <0.001 |
| Do you think there are enough awareness campaigns about shisha? No | 1.57 | 0.76, 3.22 | 0.214 |
| Do you think smoking shisha in different flavor like apple flavor makes it less harmful than flavorless one? Yes | 2.63 | 1.34, 5.15 | 0.005 |
| Do you think smoking shisha in different flavor like apple flavor makes it less harmful than flavorless one? No | 0.76 | 0.47, 1.22 | 0.260 |
| Does one of your parents smoke a shisha? Yes | 1.22 | 0.72, 2.08 | 0.44 |
| Does anyone smoke shisha in your home other than your parents? Yes | 2.61 | 1.68, 4.05 | <0.001 |
| Does any of your close friends smoke shisha? Yes | 6.85 | 3.84, 12.22 | <0.001 |
| If any of your best friends ask you to smoke a shisha, do you smoke it? Yes | 22.12 | 12.12, 40.37 | <0.001 |