Smoker's characteristics, general health and their perception of smoking in the social environment: a study of smokers in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smoking is one of the bad habits in social environment and is one of the main causes of immature death in Bangladesh. Rajshahi is one of the cleanest, most peaceful cities in Bangladesh, but the inhabitants often feel uncomfortable about smokers who smoke in public places and often on transport. Smoking frequency is very high among males compared to females, and a large number of smokers are building or road construction laborers and people involved in offering different services such as transportation, vending from vans, etc. The practice of smoking in this area is destructive for mental and physical health especially for students compared to other professionals because the city is known as the City of Education.

Methods

The study analyzes smokers' characteristic

SUBMITTER: Kamruzzaman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7786872 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature