There were only three female smokers in the population, two ‘waterpipe only’ smokers and one cigar smoker.
Of those who smoked waterpipe (n = 9; 6%), 33% smoked daily, 44% smoked weekly and 22% smoked at least once a month.
Current smoking status was associated with male gender (P < 0.001) and showed a male to female smoking ratio of (10:1).