A descriptive study of the perceptions and behaviors of waterpipe use by university students in the Western Cape, South Africa

Table 2 Associated behaviours with waterpipe use

Behaviours	Users
	40% (154)
Places where the waterpipe is smoked¹
At home	11% (17)
On campus	28% (43)
In a restaurant	0.7% (1)
At a party	9% (13)
At a friend’s house	6% (9)
All of the above	46% (70)
Settings or occasions when the waterpipe is smoked
Family home	21% (30)
In a social setting	61% (88)
With alcohol consumption	13% (18)
After meals	5% (7)
Frequency of waterpipe smoking
Daily	70% (108)
Once a week	17% (26)
Every 2 weeks	3% (4)
Once a month	2% (3)
Waterpipe used with others	82% (124)
Waterpipe used alone	18% (27)
Tobacco mix easily available	90% (140)

¹ The section for “Places where the waterpipe is smoked” contains 153/154 responses for these items on the questionnaire. The next sections are different items within the questionnaire and therefore do not equate to 154.

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