The Frequency of Smoking and Common Factors Leading to Continuation of Smoking among Health Care Providers in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Karachi
Author(s) -
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan,
Faizan Imran Bawany,
Muhammad Umer Ahmed,
Mehwish Hussain,
Noreen BukhariParlakturk,
Nighat Nisar,
Maham Khan,
Ahmed Raheem,
Mohammad Hussham Arshad
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
global journal of health science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-9744
pISSN - 1916-9736
DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v6n3p227
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , cross sectional study , environmental health , addiction , family medicine , stratified sampling , incentive , tertiary care , psychiatry , pathology , microeconomics , economic growth , economics
The primary objective of the study was to find out the frequency of tobacco smoking among health care providers in tertiary care hospitals of Karachi. The secondary objective was to identify the common factors responsible for the continuation of smoking.
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