Knowledge and practices regarding cigarette smoking among adult women in a rural district of Sindh, Pakistan

To determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking and to obtain information on socio-demographic factors and attitude regarding cigarette smoking among adult women in a rural district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. A cross sectional community based survey was done in a rural district of Sindh province...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2008-12, Vol.58 (12), p.664-667
Main Authors: ALI, Sajid, ARA, Naseem, ALI, Arif, ALI, Beena, MASOOD KADIR, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational Status
Female
General aspects
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pakistan - epidemiology
Prevalence
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tobacco, tobacco smoking
Toxicology
Women's Health
Young Adult
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Summary:To determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking and to obtain information on socio-demographic factors and attitude regarding cigarette smoking among adult women in a rural district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. A cross sectional community based survey was done in a rural district of Sindh province of Pakistan using a two stage cluster sampling design. A pre tested questionnaire was used to interview 502 adult women (aged 18- 60 years) from the study site. The study was approved by the ethical research committee and informed consent was taken from participants. A total of 502 women were interviewed for this study. Approximately 71% of women were illiterate and 44% of women were in the age group of 18-24 years. A high number (10%) of adult women were smokers. Age at initiation among women (18-24 years) was 42%. A significant difference for questions regarding smoking effects on health (p = 0.02) and knowledge regarding smoking causes respiratory disease (p = 0.02) was observed in this survey. It was concluded that the prevalence of smoking among women is on the rise in this rural district of Pakistan. Young age at initiation is an important finding that needs to be addressed.
ISSN:0030-9982