Research Article
Shisha Smoking Habit among Dental School Students in the United Arab Emirates: Enabling Factors and Barriers
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (nā=ā397).
| Variables | Categories | Number | Percentage (%) |
| Sex | Females | 330 | 83.1 | Males | 67 | 16.9 | Total | 397 | 100.0 |
| Grades | First and second | 160 | 40.3 | Third and fourth | 141 | 35.5 | Fifth and sixth | 96 | 24.1 | Total | 397 | 100.0 |
| Being married | Single | 368 | 92.7 | Married | 29 | 7.3 | Total | 397 | 100.0 |
| Father education | Illiterate/read and write | 18 | 4.6 | Elementary/intermediate school | 19 | 4.8 | Secondary school | 60 | 15.11 | University and higher education | 296 | 75.55 | Not answered | 4 | 0.01 | Total | 397 | 100.0 |
| Mother education | Illiterate/read and write | 15 | 3.8 | Elementary/intermediate school | 25 | 6.3 | Secondary school | 86 | 21.66 | University and higher education | 268 | 67.5 | Not answered | 3 | 0.007 | Total | 397 | 100.0 |
| Nationality | UAE citizen | 141 | 35.5 | Non-UAE citizen | 256 | 64.5 | Total | 397 | 100.0 |
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