| | |
Gender (male/female) | 13/3 | 13/3 |
Mode of smoking: | | |
Cigarettes exclusively | – | – |
Narghile exclusively | 12 | 11 |
Cigarettes or narghile predominantly | 4 | 5 |
Years smoking, mean (SD) | 18.3 (11.2) | 9.9 (10.6) |
Age of initiation: | | |
<10 | 1 | 1 |
10–14 | 6 | 1 |
15–19 | 8 | 5 |
20–24 | 1 | 4 |
> 25 | 0 | 5 |
Smoking initiation: | | |
With friends | 12 | 14 |
With family | 1 | 2 |
Alone | 3 | 0 |
Frequency of current smoking: | | |
Daily | 16 | 10 |
Less than Daily | 0 | 6 |
Family’s attitude toward tobacco use: | | |
Positive | 1 | 5 |
Neutral | 0 | 5 |
Negative | 15 | 6 |
Previous attempt(s) to quit: | | |
Yes | 13 | 3 |
No | 3 | 13 |
Cause of relapse: | | |
Friends’ influence | 7 of 13 | 2 of 3 |
“Stress” | 4 of 13 | – |
Withdrawal symptoms | 1 of 13 | 1 of 3 |
“Nervousness” | 1 of 13 | – |