Primary Research for the Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA) program, DaYTA

KENYA and NIGERIA, 2024
Health and Well-Being (HaW)

Shukri Mohamed, PharmD, PhD

Variable Groups

Variable group: MODULE 4: SHISHA, WATERPIPE OR HOOKAH

Variables 52

t401

T401: Have you ever smoked shisha even one or two puffs?

t402

T402: How old were you when you first smoked shisha? Age in years

t403

T403: Why did you smoke a shisha, hookah or water pipe? (Select one or more)

t403_a

A friend smoked it

t403_b

A family member smoked it

t403_c

To try to quit using cigarettes

t403_d

It costed less than cigarettes

t403_e

It was easier to get than cigarettes

t403_f

I’ve seen people on TV, online, or in movies use them

t403_g

It is less harmful than cigarettes

t403_h

Smoking shisha may be less harmful to people around me than smoking cigarettes

t403_i

It was available in flavors, such as menthol, mint, candy, fruit, or chocolate

t403_j

I could smoke it unnoticed at home or at school

t403_k

I could use it to do tricks

t403_l

I was curious about it

t403_m

Because I felt anxious, stressed, or depressed

t403_n

To get a high or buzz

t403_o

Packaging looked nice

t403_p

To get social acceptance

t403_q

I could smoke it in places where I can't smoke cigarettes

t403_r

To cut down the number of cigarettes I smoke

t403_x

96. Other reason (specify:________________)

t403__97

Refused=-97

t403_spy

T403: Other Specify

t404

T404: Who were you with when you FIRST smoked shisha? (Multiple responses allowe

t404_a

Alone

t404_b

With one friend

t404_c

With more than one friend

t404_d

With a family member

t404_e

With more than one family member

t404_f

With a new acquaintance

t404_x

Others (specify)

t404__97

Refused=-97

t404_spy

T404: Other Specify

t405

T405: During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke shisha? Days (0-30

t406

T406: During the past 30 days, on the days you smoked shisha, about how many ses

t407

T407: The last time you smoked shisha during the past 30 days, how did you get i

t407_spy

T407: Other Specify

t408

T408: Was any of the shisha that you smoked in the past 30 days flavored to tast

t409

T409: Was any of the shisha that you smoked in the past 30 days mixed with other

t410

T410: The last time you smoked shisha, hookah or waterpipe tobacco during the pa

t410_spy

T410: Other Specify

t411

T411: During the past 30 days, did anyone refuse to sell you shisha , hookah or

t412

T412: When was the last time you bought shisha?

t413a

A: Complete hookah setup (a Hookah Pipe, a Hose, A Bowl, Shisha Tobacco, Charcoa

t413b

B: OR Shisha session Shisha session Refused=-97

t413c

C: OR Shisha Pot Shisha Pot Refused=-97

t413d

D: OR Per gram Per gram Refused=-97

t413e

E: OR Others (specify)

tn414

TN414: Do you think you will smoke shisha in the next 12 months?

tn415

TN415: If one of your best friends were to offer you shisha, would you smoke it?

tn416

TN416: If one of your close relatives were to offer you shisha would you smoke i