Table 3.
Distribution of the Sample According to Current Parental Vaping Users and Both Their Knowledge and Behavior Answers
| E-Cigarette Use by the Parents | Neither (n= 1298) N (%) |
Father Only (n=61) N (%) |
Mother Only (n =14) N (%) |
Both (n= 13) N (%) |
Total N (%) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KQ1: Is one of your children e-cigarettes user? | yes | 175 (13.5%) | 4 (6.6%) | 2 (14.3%) | 3 (23.1%) | 184 (13.3%) | 0.316 |
| No | 1123 (86.5%) | 57 (93.4%) | 12 (85.7%) | 10 (76.9%) | 1202 (86.7%) | ||
| KQ2: Do you think e-cigarette is an effective way to quit smoking? | Yes | 61 (4.7%) | 18 (29.5%) | 3 (21.4%) | 5 (38.5%) | 87 (6.3%) | <0.001* |
| No | 730 (56.2%) | 28 (45.9%) | 7 (50.0%) | 5 (38.5%) | 770 (55.6%) | ||
| I do not know | 507 (39.1%) | 15 (24.6%) | 4 (28.6%) | 3 (23.1%) | 529 (38.2%) | ||
| KQ3: Do you think e-cigarette have lower incidence of cancer compared to a regular cigarette user? | Yes | 134 (10.3%) | 23 (37.7%) | 6 (42.9%) | 5 (38.5%) | 168 (12.1%) | <0.001* |
| No | 631 (48.6%) | 19 (31.1%) | 5 (35.7%) | 4 (30.8%) | 659 (47.5%) | ||
| I do not know | 533 (41.1%) | 19 (31.1%) | 3 (21.4%) | 4 (30.8%) | 559 (40.3%) | ||
| KQ4: Are the e-cigarette declared by the Food and Drug Association as a means of stopping smoking? | Yes | 28 (2.2%) | 2 (3.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (23.1%) | 33 (2.4%) | <0.001* |
| No | 450 (34.7%) | 24 (39.3%) | 5 (35.7%) | 6 (46.2%) | 485 (35.0%) | ||
| I do not know | 820 (63.2%) | 35 (57.4%) | 9 (64.3%) | 4 (30.8%) | 868 (62.6%) | ||
| KQ5: Is indoor e-cigarette permitted in Saudi Arabia? | Yes | 94(7.2% | 6 (9.8%) | 3 (21.4%) | 3 (23.1%) | 106 (7.6%) | 0.008* |
| No | 543(41.8% | 32 (52.5%) | 7 (50.0%) | 8 (61.5%) | 590 (42.6%) | ||
| I do not know | 661 (50.9%) | 23 (37.7%) | 4 (28.6%) | 2(15.4%) | 690 (49.8%) | ||
| KQ6: Can e-cigarette cause health problems | yes | 924 (71.2%) | 48 (78.7%) | 9 (64.3%) | 11 (84.6%) | 992 (71.6%) | 0.382 |
| No | 374 (28.8%) | 13 (21.3%) | 5 (35.7%) | 2 (15.4%) | 394 (28.4%) | ||
| KQ7: Are minors allowed to buy e-cigarette in Saudi Arabia? | Yes | 132 (10.2%) | 3 (4.9%) | 2 (14.3%) | 2 (15.4%) | 139 (10.0%) | 0.348 |
| No | 534 (41.1%) | 32 (52.5%) | 8 (57.1%) | 6 (46.2%) | 580 (41.8%) | ||
| I do not know | 632 (48.7%) | 26 (42.6%) | 4 (28.6%) | 5 (38.5%) | 667 (48.1%) | ||
| BQ1: I have discussed with my children the regular smoking. | yes | 805 (62.0%) | 36 (59.0%) | 8 (57.1%) | 5 (38.5%) | 854 (61.6%) | 0.344 |
| No | 493 (38.0%) | 25 (41.0%) | 6 (42.9%) | 8 (61.5%) | 532 (38.4%) | ||
| BQ2: I have discussed with my children e-cigarette. | yes | 343 (26.4%) | 19 (31.1%) | 5 (35.7%) | 4 (30.8%) | 371 (26.8%) | 0.717 |
| No | 955 (73.6%) | 42 (68.9%) | 9 (64.3%) | 9 (69.2%) | 1015 (73.2%) | ||
Notes: *Significant at P ≤ 0.05. P value based on chi-square test.
Abbreviations: e-cigarette, electronic cigarettes; KQ, knowledge question; BQ, behavior question.