دورية أكاديمية
FREQUENCY AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TOBACCO SMOKING AMONG YOUNG FEMALE STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN
العنوان: | FREQUENCY AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TOBACCO SMOKING AMONG YOUNG FEMALE STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN |
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المؤلفون: | Saima Akhter, Hassan Mustafa, Usman Ali Warraich, Nadeem Rizvi |
المصدر: | Khyber Medical University Journal, Vol 10, Iss 02, Pp 76-80 (2018) |
بيانات النشر: | Khyber Medical University, 2018. |
سنة النشر: | 2018 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Tobacco Smoking, Shisha, Females, Universities, Students, Social Media, Frequency, Medicine |
الوصف: | ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency and factors associated with smoking among female university students in Pakistan. METHODS: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in 4 cities (Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan and Lahore) of Pakistan. A total of 689 female students from 18 universities (including medical, engineering & social sciences universities) filled the questionnaire through convenient sampling method. Data analysis was done on SPSS 22. Binary logistic regression, with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to determine the factors associated with smoking. RESULTS: Mean age at initiation of smoking was 16.65±2.46 years. Total frequency of smoking was 7.4% (n=51/689). Out of 51 students involved in smoking, 25 (49%) used shisha, 7 (13.7%) used Cigarette and 19 (37%) used both modes of smoking. Students who consider smoking necessary for Social gathering are 5 times more prone to smoke. Strong relationship between advertisement on Social media and smoking was found (p |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 2305-2643 2305-2651 |
Relation: | http://www.kmuj.kmu.edu.pk/article/view/16812/pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2305-2643; https://doaj.org/toc/2305-2651 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/60c5aba5a17f4d8c8ac1812e6fcfafec |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.60c5aba5a17f4d8c8ac1812e6fcfafec |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 23052643 23052651 |
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