FREQUENCY OF SMOKING BETWEEN MALE STUDENTS OF ABDULWALI KHAN UNIVERSITY MARDAN & BACHA KHAN MEDICAL COLLEGE: HAS MEDICAL EDUCATION GOT SOME EFFECT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i2.50Keywords:
Male students, frequency, SmokingAbstract
Objectives: To compare the frequency and identify factors of smoking among the male students of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan and Bacha Khan Medical College.
Methods and materials: A cross-sectional study was conducted at AWKM and BKMC data was collected using structured Questionnaires having close ended questions. Non probability sampling technique was used. Data was analyzed through SPSS version 2020.
Results: Our study found out the level of awareness regarding the hazardous eff ects of smoking was 92.1 % among students of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan as compared to 100 % among students of Bacha Khan Medical Collage Mardan. Out of 112 smokers, 57 were smoking for pleasure while 45 were smoking to relieve stress.
Conclusion: Although our study didn’t fi nd any signifi cant eff ect of awareness on smoking habits but still majority of our participants believed that arranging awareness programs that could help to decrease and control the prevalence of smoking.
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