Harm perception | 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 (%) | |||
Do you consider waterpipe smoking as a form of tobacco use? | |||||
 No | 49 (46) | 29 (47) | 20 (45) | 1.5 (0.5–2.3) | 1.2 (0.5–2.7) |
 Yes (reference) | 57 (54) | 33 (53) | 24 (55) |  |  |
Is second hand waterpipe smoking harmful? | |||||
 No | 66 (62) | 39 (63) | 27 (61) | 1.1 (0.5–2.4) | 1.3 (0.5–2.9) |
 Yes (reference) | 40 (38) | 23 (37) | 17 (39) |  |  |
There is no risk at all smoking waterpipe for the first few years | |||||
 Yes | 42 (40) | 26 (42) | 16 (36) | 1.3 (0.5–2.8) | 1.1 (0.1–2.4) |
 No (reference) | 64 (60) | 36 (58) | 28 (64) |  |  |
Every puff of waterpipe smoke causes a bit of harm | |||||
 No | 68 (64) | 41 (66) | 27 (61) | 1.2 (0.6–2.7) | 1.2 (0.5–2.8) |
 Yes (reference) | 38 (36) | 21 (34) | 17 (39) |  |  |
Smoking waterpipe for an hour daily is harmful | |||||
 No | 37 (35) | 22 (36) | 15 (34) | 1.1 (0.5–2.4) | 0.9 (0.4–2.2) |
 Yes (reference) | 69 (65) | 40 (64) | 29 (66) |  |  |
Waterpipe smoking makes users cool and fit* | |||||
 Yes | 44 (42) | 31 (50) | 15 (34) | 1.9 (0.9–4.3) | 2.6 (1.1–6.4) |
 No (reference) | 62 (58) | 31 (50) | 29 (66) |  |  |