Table 1 Perceptions of the health risks of the hookah pipe
Perceptions of hookah pipe use | Users n (%) | Non-users n (%) | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 154 (40%) | 299 (60%) | p value |
Smoking the hookah pipe helps one to relax | 96 (67%) | 121 (65%) | 0.39 |
Smoking the hookah pipe helps people stay thin | 33 (22%) | 38 (17%) | 0.13 |
One gets less nicotine from a hookah pipe | 66 (43%) | 37 (17%) | <0.01 |
The hookah pipe is as addictive as cigarettes | 48 (31%) | 104 (46%) | <0.01 |
An occasional cigarette is more dangerous than smoking the hookah pipe | 56 (36%) | 37 (16%) | 0.06 |
The dangers of smoking the hookah pipe are exaggerated | 73 (48%) | 29 (13%) | <0.01 |
Sharing the hookah pipe is not harmful to one’s health | 53 (34%) | 34 (15%) | <0.01 |
Hookah pipe smokers become more addicted the more they smoke | 52 (34%) | 122 (53%) | <0.01 |
Each inhalation of hookah smoking has an effect on the body | 51 (33%) | 120 (52%) | <0.01 |
Hookah pipe smoking takes years off a smoker’s life | 42 (27%) | 65 (28%) | <0.01 |
Smoking a hookah pipe is not as addictive as smoking cigarettes | 90 (58%) | 45 (20%) | <0.01 |
Hookah pipe smokers can quit easily | 82 (53%) | 39 (17%) | <0.01 |
Smoke inhaled from the hookah pipe contains harmful chemicals | 55 (38%) | 111 (49%) | <0.01 |
Tobacco toxins are filtered out by the water in the hookah pipe | 68 (44%) | 62 (27%) | <0.01 |
Health risks of hookah pipe use | Â | Â | |
The chances that a typical hookah pipe smoker will develop heart disease | 32.51% | 49.51% | <0.01 |
The chances that a typical hookah pipe smoker will develop lung cancer | 39.31% | 57.34% | <0.01 |
The chances that a typical hookah pipe smoker will develop lung disease | 39.36% | 57.33% | <0.01 |