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

Table 11

Participant’s smoking habits and dependence (current shisha smokers).

Variables	Number	Percentage (%)
Current shisha smoking	56	14.1
Share shisha	87	42.8
Smoke shisha at café	105	51.7
Smoke shisha with friends	96	42.2
Smoke cigarettes	41	20.1
Mixed smoker	43	21.1
How often do you smoke shisha?
(i) 1/week	73	66.3
(ii) 2–4/week	21	19
(iii) More than 5/week	16	14.5
Number of Hager/day
(i) One	28	77.7
(ii) More than 1	8	22.2
Number of Hager/week
(i) One	23	53.5
(ii) 2–4	12	27.9
(iii) More than 5	8	18.6
Minutes to first shisha of the day
(i) Less than hour	46	43.8
(ii) More than hour	59	56.2
How soon do you smoke after you wake up
(i) Less than hour	46	43.8
(ii) More than hour	59	46.2
Which shisha smoking would you hate to give up
(i) First one in the morning	18	18.9
(ii) Any other in the afternoon or evening	77	81.1
Do you find difficulty to refrain?
(i) Yes	29	25.2
(ii) No	86	74.8
Do you smoke when ill
(i) Yes	28	23.7
(ii) No	90	76.3
Do you inhale smoking
(i) Yes	44	38.2
(ii) No	71	61.8
Do you want to quit?
(i) Yes	51	44.7
(ii) No	63	55.3
Did you try to quit shisha smoking?
(i) Yes	43	38
(ii) No	70	6262