Table 2 Smoking habits among medical students according to gender and country
Country | Ever smoker | Current smoker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
Malaysia(N = 200) | 47 (49.5) | 22 (22.7) | 69 (34.5) * | 18 (18.9) | 4 (4.1) | 22 (11.0) |
India(N = 208) | 19 (19.8) | 2 (1.8) | 21 (10.1) ** | 14 (14.6) | 0 | 14 (6.7) ** |
Pakistan (N = 161) | 24 (42.9) | 22 (21.0) | 46 (28.6) * | 11 (19.6) | 6 (5.7) | 17 (10.6) ** |
Nepal (N = 152) | 39 (38.2) | 10 (20.4) | 49 (32.2) * | 23 (22.8) | 4 (8.2) | 27 (17.8) * |
Bangladesh (N = 201) | 60 (50.8) | 18 (21.7) | 78 (38.8) ** | 33 (28.8) | 2 (2.4) | 35(17.4) ** |
Overall (N = 922 ) | 206 (44.3) | 81 (18.5) | 292 (31.7) ** | 99 (22.5) | 16 (3.9) | 121 (13.1) ** |