Research Article
Tobacco Use among University Students of Jazan Region: Gender Differences and Associated Factors
Table 3
Characteristics of smokers.
| | Characteristics | Males | Females | Total | value | | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Age when starting smoking | | | | | | Less than 15 years | 120 (22.1) | 16 (23.5) | 136 (22.3) | 0.098 | | 15–19 years | 326 (60.0) | 33 (48.5) | 359 (58.8) | | 20 years or older | 97 (17.9) | 19 (27.9) | 116 (19.0) | | Number of cigarettes | | | | | | One | 153 (45.5) | 19 (61.3) | 172 (46.9) | 0.005 | | 2–5 | 60 (17.9) | 10 (32.3) | 70 (19.1) | | 6–9 | 51 (15.2) | 2 (6.5) | 53 (14.4) | | 10 and more sticks | 72 (21.4) |
0 (0) | 72 (19.6) | | Number of rocks smoked per day | | | | | | One rock | 133 (65.5) | 15 (42.9) | 148 (62.2) | 0.037 | | 2–5 rocks | 54 (26.6) | 16 (45.7) | 70 (29.4) | | 6 and more rocks | 16 (7.9) | 4 (11.4) | 20 (8.4) | | Number of snuffs per day | | | | | | One | 31 (49.2) | 8 (72.7) | 39 (52.7) | 0.347 | | 2–5 | 19 (30.2) | 2 (18.2) | 21 (28.4) | | 6 or more | 13 (20.6) | 1 (9.1) | 14 (18.9) |
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