Muhammad Ahsan1, Muhammad Saad2, Memoona Jawed2, Sohail Akhtar3, Abdul Haseeb4, Muhammad Bilal4, Afia Ahmed5. 1. Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, UK. 2. Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Institute, Karachi, Pakistan. 3. Department of Medicine, Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. 4. Student, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. 5. Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To see the impact of health warnings cigarette packets on the smoking habits of smokers. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted in Karachi from July to October 2014, and comprised adult male cigarettes smokers. A self-administered questionnaire was presented to the participants who were selected through non-probability convenience sampling irrespective of their educational background. Data was analyzed using SPSS 17. RESULTS: Out of the 1500 subjects, 1330(88.7%) noticed warning on cigarette packets; 730(54.8%) considered the picture to have significant impact; 630(47.3%) tried to decrease smoking; and 430(32.4%) actually attempted to quit. Of the 430 who tried to quit, 300(69.7%) considered the picture as having had an impact. CONCLUSIONS: The current health warnings on cigarette packets sold in Pakistan do not carry a significant deterrent impact.
OBJECTIVE: To see the impact of health warnings cigarette packets on the smoking habits of smokers. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted in Karachi from July to October 2014, and comprised adult male cigarettes smokers. A self-administered questionnaire was presented to the participants who were selected through non-probability convenience sampling irrespective of their educational background. Data was analyzed using SPSS 17. RESULTS: Out of the 1500 subjects, 1330(88.7%) noticed warning on cigarette packets; 730(54.8%) considered the picture to have significant impact; 630(47.3%) tried to decrease smoking; and 430(32.4%) actually attempted to quit. Of the 430 who tried to quit, 300(69.7%) considered the picture as having had an impact. CONCLUSIONS: The current health warnings on cigarette packets sold in Pakistan do not carry a significant deterrent impact.
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Keywords:
Health warnings, Tobacco, Cigarette packet.