Abstract
Background: The rising trend of smoking among females around world is increasingly alarming. Objective: The aim was to evaluate the prevalence and trend of smoking among female university students in Pakistan. Methodology: A cross sectional survey was conducted in 5 cities of Pakistan. A total of 689 students from 18 universities filled self administered questionnaire. Data analysis was done on SPSS 22. Results: Total prevalence of smoking was 7.4%. Among them 49%, 13.7% and 37% use shisha, Cigarette and both respectively for smoking. Mean age of initiation of smoking was 16.65 years SD 2.46. Strong relationship of smoking with Friends smoking, relaxation of nerves, parents smoking was found (p Conclusion: Although a low prevalence has noted but risk of Shisha emergence could not be ignored.
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