Mohammad Yousaf Khan.
Smoking trends in Medical Students: Are they influenced by difference in gender and financial status?.
Pak J Chest Med Jan ;8(4):3-8.

Smoking trends in medical students and the influence of gender and financial status difference was studied in a survey in Peshawar. Total study population was 154 with 101(65.6%) males and 53(34.4%) females while 78(50.6%) and 76(49.4%) were regular and self-financed students respectively. The total number of smokers was 49(31.8%). Out of the male and female students 38(37.6%) and 6(12.8%) were smokers respectively. The number of smokers among regular and self-financed students was 15(19.2%) and 34(44.7%) respectively. Majority of the smokers (74.5%) smoked less than 10 cigarettes / day and only a small minority smoked more than 20 cigarettes / day. Despite the fact that overall 93.6% students were aware of even passive smoking hazards; still only 74.7% and 69.8% male students would favor a ban on smoking at public placed and on cigarette ads., respectively while the corresponding number of female students was 94.1 % and 80.4%, respectively. 15(39.5%) and 6(33.3%) among the male and female students respectively, first smoked during their school life.

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