In comparison to cigarette ever use | Study participants | Waterpipe ever use | Crude odds ratio (95 % confidence interval) | Adjusted odds ratioϯ (95 % confidence interval) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NÂ =Â 106 N (%) | Yes NÂ =Â 62 N (%) | No NÂ =Â 44 N (%) | |||
Harm perception cigarette vs. waterpipe | |||||
 Less harmful | 82 (77) | 51 (82) | 31 (71) | 1.9 (0.7–4.8) | 1.6 (0.6–4.3) |
 More harmful (reference) | 24 (23) | 11 (18) | 13 (29) |  |  |
sEasy to get-away with cigarette vs. waterpipe? | |||||
 Easy to get-away | 43 (59) | 29 (71) | 14 (52) | 2.2 (1.0–5.1) | 2.1 (0.9–5.0) |
 Difficult to get way (reference) | 63 (41) | 33 (29) | 30 (48) |  |  |
Parental approval cigarette vs. waterpipe? | |||||
 More likely approval | 84 (79) | 44 (71) | 38 (86) | 0.4 (0.1–1.1) | 0.4 (0.1–1.1) |
 Approval will be about same (reference) | 24 (21) | 18 (29) | 6 (14) |  |  |
Cost cigarette vs. waterpipe? | |||||
 Less expensive | 10 (9) | 7 (11) | 3 (7) | 1.7 (0.4–7.1) | 3.1 (0.7–14.0) |
 More expensive (reference) | 96 (91) | 55 (89) | 41 (93) |  |  |
Accessibility cigarette vs. waterpipe?* | |||||
 Easier access | 28 (26) | 21 (34) | 7 (16) | 2.7 (1.1–7.1) | 3.2 (1.1–8.9) |
 Difficult to access (reference) | 78 (74) | 41 (66) | 37 (84) |  |  |
Smell cigarette vs. waterpipe?* | |||||
 Much better | 62 (58) | 46 (74) | 16 (36) | 5.1 (2.2–11.6) | 4.1 (1.7–9.8) |
 About the same (reference) | 44 (42) | 16 (26) | 28 (64) |  |  |