Abstract:BACKGROUND: Smoking is a major public health problem and is one of the major preventable causesof premature deaths and diseases in the world. Fourteen to sixteen year olds are among a vulnerablegroup of individuals in society and susceptible to cigarette smoking. The objective was to find out theprevalence of cigarette smoking in the 10-19 year old students.Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in four randomly selected public and privateschools of Peshawar in 2014. 500 students between 10 to 19 y… Show more
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