Mohammad U Khubaib|Zuhaib Shahid|Sameed K Lodhi|Hamza Malik|Mohsin M Jan
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Smoking Among Final Year Medical Students: A Multicentric Survey From Pakistan
CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry|Allama Iqbal Medical College|Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center|King Edward Medical University|Mayo Hospital|CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry|CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry
introduction smoking leading cause lung cancer around world developing country like pakistan low levels literacy general awareness adverse effects smoking doctors play pivotal role educating masses harmful consequences providing support smoking cessation however efficacy affected smoke oftentimes habits cultivated educational recourse carried professional careers aim study document prevalence smoking among final year medical students lahore pakistan factors associated methodology study approval obtained combined military hospital cmh lahore medical college ethics review committee crosssectional survey carried four medical colleges hospitals lahore pakistan questionnaire consisting 14 questions related basic demographics smoking used pilot tested 20 students cmh overall response rate 7489 data collected 337 respondents 38 forms discarded 299 forms analyzed spss v21 results among 299 respondents 128 males 4281 171 females 5719 32 1070 smokers male students reported smoking n 27 2109 female counterparts n 5 002 mean age participants 2301 years students active smoker home statistically significant positive correlations current smoking status number cigarettes smoked per day students household smoking contacts also likely smoke belonged male gender conclusion prevalence smoking medical students lower general population still considerable male students need target particular population interactive counseling sessions education campaigns antismoking rules decrease smoking among society