Research Article
Tobacco Use among University Students of Jazan Region: Gender Differences and Associated Factors
Table 1
Selected background characteristics of the study population.
| | Characteristics | Males | Females | Total | | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Age group | | | | | Less than 20 years | 359 (19.2) | 255 (19.0) | 614 (16.3) | | 20-21 years | 927 (49.5) | 679 (50.2) | 1606 (42.7) | | 22-23 years | 490 (26.2) | 340 (25.3) | 830 (22.1) | | 24 years or older | 97 (5.2) | 70 (5.2) | 167 (4.4) | | College | | | | | Health-related | 600 (27.7) | 331 (20.7) | 931 (24.7) | | Arts and humanities | 546 (25.2) | 834 (52.2) | 1380 (36.7) | | Other scientific | 1019 (47.1) | 434 (27.1) | 1453 (38.6) | | Area of residence | | | | | Rural | 1017 (47.0) | 532 (33.3) | 1549 (41.2) | | Urban | 1148 (53.0) | 1067 (66.7) | 2215 (58.8) | | Marital status | | | | | Married | 98 (4.7) | 243 (15.6) | 341 (9.1) | | Single | 1967 (94.3) | 1288 (82.6) | 3255 (86.5) | | Divorced | 20 (0.0) | 24 (1.5) | 44 (1.2) | | Widowed | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.3) | 5 (0.1) | | Father’s education level | | | | | Illiterate | 355 (16.8) | 202 (12.6) | 557 (14.8) | | Primary | 586 (27.7) | 395 (25.3) | 981 (26.1) | | Intermediate | 292 (13.8) | 303 (19.4) | 595 (15.8) | | Secondary | 295 (14.0) | 226 (14.5) | 521 (13.8) | | University or higher | 584 (27.7) | 437 (28.0) | 1021 (27.1) | | Mother’s education level | | | | | Illiterate | 890 (41.9) | 569 (36.4) | 1459 (38.8) | | Primary | 592 (27.8) | 476 (30.5) | 1068 (28.4) | | Intermediate | 226 (10.6) | 193 (12.3) | 419 (11.1) | | Secondary | 170 (8.0) | 136 (8.7) | 306 (8.1) | | University or higher | 248 (11.7) | 189 (12.1) | 437 (11.6) |
| | Total | 2165 (57.5) | 1599 (42.5) | 3764 (100) |
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