Awareness, Use and Perceptions About E-Cigarettes Among Adult Smokers in Karachi, Pakistan
eCommons@AKU Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Department of Medicine January 2018 Awareness, use and perceptions about E-cigarettes among adult smokers in Karachi, Pakistan. Maryam Sarfraz Aga Khan University Hamza Abdur Rahim Khan Aga Khan University Amna Urooba Aga Khan University Zainab Manan Aga Khan University Omar Irfan Aga Khan University See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/ pakistan_fhs_mc_med_pulm_critcare Part of the Critical Care Commons, and the Pulmonology Commons Recommended Citation Sarfraz, M., Khan, H. A., Urooba, A., Manan, Z., Irfan, O., Nadeem, R., Baqir, H., Farooq, S., Khan, Z., Khan, J., saleem, S. (2018). Awareness, use and perceptions about E-cigarettes among adult smokers in Karachi, Pakistan.. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 68(1), 147-153. Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_med_pulm_critcare/53 Authors Maryam Sarfraz, Hamza Abdur Rahim Khan, Amna Urooba, Zainab Manan, Omar Irfan, Ramlah Nadeem, Huma Baqir, Saad Farooq, Zarrar Khan, Javaid Khan, and Sarah saleem This article is available at eCommons@AKU: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_med_pulm_critcare/53 147 STUDENTS CORNER KAP STUDY Awareness, use and perceptions about E-cigarettes among adult smokers in Karachi, Pakistan Maryam Sarfraz, 1 Hamza Abdur Rahim Khan, 2 Amna Urooba, 3 Zainab Manan, 4 Omar Irfan, 5 Ramlah Nadeem, 6 Huma Baqir, 7 Saad Farooq, 8 Zarrar Khan, 9 Javaid Ahmed Khan, 10 Sarah Saleem 11 Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence of awareness, current use and intention to use of e-cigarettes among adult smokers. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was carried out at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from July to August 2016, and comprised people aged above 18 years who had smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime.
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