Nadia Tariq, Farwa Rizvi, Abdul Majid Rajput, Ahmad Khan, Afzal M.
Frequency and common forms of smoking in female students of universities of Islamabad.
Isra Med J Jan ;5(2):144-7.

OBJECTIVE: To determine frequency and common forms of smoking in female students of universities of Islamabad. STUDY DESIGN: A cross sectional study PLACE AND DURATION: Duration carried out in six months from August 2010 to January 2011, including female students studying in four different Higher Education Commission (H.E.C) recognized universities of Islamabad. METHODOLOGY: A total of 380 students were selected by two stage sampling. In the first stage out of 16 H.E.C recognized universities, four universities were selected by simple random sampling and in the second stage female students were selected on the basis of consecutive sampling. Study tool was a self-developed questionnaire which was amended in the light of pilot study. RESULTS: Prevalence of smoking in University going female students was 17.6%. The average age of students was 20.43 +1.8 years. Sheesha smoking was the most common mode of smoking 62% (n=42). Majority of the students started smoking between 15-19 years 63% (n=42) Highest percentage 24.2% (n=9) of smoking was in the students doing bachelors in fashion designing (B.F.D) followed by students doing bachelors in business administration (B.B.A) 22.6% (n=41). CONCLUSION: As smoking is on rise amongst young females, there is dire need to make policies to effectively control its growing rate.

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