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ANALYSIS OF EFFECT OF CIGARETTE SMOKING AMONG LOCAL CHILD POPULATION OF PAKISTAN

Dr Tehmina Aziz Qureshi, Dr Raja Qasim Abbas, Dr Talha Shahid Amin

Objectives of the study: The basic aim of the study is to analyze the effect of cigarette smoking and tobacco use among local child population of Pakistan. Methodology of the study: This cross sectional study was conducted in THQ hospital Choa Saiden Shah, Chakwal during October 2019 to November 2019. In this study we select the outdoor child patients who suffer from any kind of lung diseases and may be effected due to any kind of active and passive smoking. Results: In all, 100 participants were found to be currently smoking, giving an overall prevalence of current smoking to be 24.6% (95% CI 21.90 - 27.49) in the study population. History of ever smoking was reported by 31.5% participants (95% CI 28.57 - 34.59). More male participants were found to be currently smoking 40.1% in comparison to females 8.8%, and the association between tobacco smoking and gender was statistically significant (P < 0.001). Conclusion: It is concluded that most of the people started smoking in young age due to environmental and social factors. . It is also observed that smoking has also shown a rising trend with age emphasizing that initiation into the habit may occur at any age and not just among young people.

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