Table 3

Selected analysis indicators from the GATS waterpipe questionnaire module, reported for waterpipe smokers 15 years of age or older in Egypt, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam, GATS 2008–2010

 EgyptTurkeyUkraineVietnam
 % (95% CI)% (95% CI)% (95% CI)% (95% CI)
Males
Age at initiation of water pipe smoking1
 <18 years30.3 (26.6–34.3)32.3 (23.8–42.1)22.2 (14.9–31.9)33.1 (29.2–37.3)
 18–2444.9 (40.8–49.1)28.3 (21.5–36.4)52.5 (42.6–62.1)43.0 (38.7–47.5)
 25 and above24.8 (21.4–28.6)39.4 (31.2–48.2)25.3 (18.2–34.0)23.9 (20.4–27.7)
Duration of last session2
 < 30 minutes68.8 (63.8–73.3)23.8 (14.8–35.9)41.4 (29.7–54.3)89.6 (86.5–92.1)
 30 to 59 minutes13.0 (9.9–16.9)34.3 (24.5–45.8)37.6 (24.7–52.6)6.6 (4.6–9.3)
 60 minutes and above18.3 (14.6–22.7)41.9 (31.2–53.4)20.9 (13.6–30.9)3.8 (2.3–6.2)
No. of people sharing the pipe2
 080.3 (76.2–83.9)**2.5 (0.8–7.8)46.4 (41.3–51.5)
 1 to 211.9 (9.0–15.4)**53.0 (41.5–64.2)34.1 (29.4–39.2)
 3 or more7.8 (5.7–10.7)**44.5 (33.5–56.1)19.5 (15.6–24.1)
Females
Age at initiation of water pipe smoking1
 <18 years38.8 (20.2–61.3)8.8 (1.4–38.7)22.6 (12.7–37.0)
 18–2419.5 (9.0–37.1)44.0 (25.3–64.5)46.6 (34.0–59.7)
 25 and above41.8 (27.3–57.8)47.3 (31.6–63.5)30.7 (21.8–41.4)
Duration of last session2
 <30 minutes72.0 (43.4–89.6)37.6 (21.6–57.0)25.1 (12.8–43.4)
 30 to 59 minutes19.3 (6.5–45.0)44.2 (27.1–62.8)24.0 (12.0–42.2)
 60 minutes and above8.7 (1.7–33.6)18.2 (7.8–36.9)50.9 (31.1–70.4)
No. of people sharing the pipe2
 061.4 (46.6–74.3)**0 (–)
 1 to 229.5 (17.8–44.6)**41.1 (22.7–62.3)
 3 or more9.2 (2.1–31.9)**58.9 (37.7–77.3)
  • 1Among ever waterpipe smokers (current and former waterpipe smokers)

  • 2Among current waterpipe smokers

  • ** Not available

  • ∼ Value suppressed because denominator is less than 25