Shisha Smoking Habit among Dental School Students in the United Arab Emirates: Enabling Factors and Barriers

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 397).

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