Frequency of Shisha Smoking among the Medical and Dental Students with Habit of Smoking

Aim: To determine frequency of shisha smoking among the medical and dental students. Methods: A total of 200 students from some medical and dental colleges of Islamabad and Lahore (one public and one private medical and dental) were interviewed regarding frequency of shisha smoking among the medical and dental students. Both male and female were included in the study. A pretested and semi structured questionnaire was subjected to fill by the students to determine the frequency of shishas smoking and awareness of its health hazards Results: One hundred from some medical and dental colleges were enrolled. Fifty six (56%) student of Private Sector medical and dental were using tobacco in the form of shisha while 25(25%) students of public sector were using shisha. Fifty (50%) private sector students and 55(55%) of public sector students had adequate knowledge shisha smoking and its ill effect on health Conclusion: Shisha smoking is becoming very popular among medical and dental students. Majority was going to shisha cafe for smoking one - three times per week, further most of students are between 20-22 years old and they lack satisfactory knowledge too. Health education and promotion programs are need of hour along with appropriate legislation