MR project on smoking
National College of Business
Administration & Economics
Lahore
Smoking among NCBA&E students
Submitted by
Syed Asghar Raza
Adnan Khan
Sanan
Faizan
December, 2013
Table of contents
1. Executive summary
2. Introduction
3. Research objectives
4. Methodology
5. Research findings and analysis
6. Conclusion
Executive summary
Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death. According to World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco use is currently responsible for the death of one in ten adults’ worldwide (about 5 million deaths each year). Moreover, unless circumstances changes, within 25 years the annual death toll will double; millions more will prematurely develop tobacco related illnesses that lead to chronic disability. Individuals who smoke cigarettes are 12 times more likely to die from lung cancer, two to four times more likely to develop coronary heart disease, twice as likely to have a stroke, and 10 times more likely to die from chronic obstructive lung disease.
In Pakistan, it is estimated that the prevalence of tobacco smoking is 36% for males and 9% for females. Among young adults especially the university students in Pakistan, the prevalence of smoking is 15% with the majority being male smokers. Approximately 1,200 children start smoking every day. This represents a huge impact not only in terms of economic costs but it is slowly depriving the country of a healthy workforce and increasing the burden of disease in the already overburdened health sector.
The focus group was conducted in National College of business administration and economics student to find out the main causes of smoking among youth. Some of our student considers it as a good thing to release tension but most of them consider it as a bad habit as well as they knows that it is bad for their health but still they cannot leave it because it’s a bad addiction.
Administration & Economics
Lahore
Smoking among NCBA&E students
Submitted by
Syed Asghar Raza
Adnan Khan
Sanan
Faizan
December, 2013
Table of contents
1. Executive summary
2. Introduction
3. Research objectives
4. Methodology
5. Research findings and analysis
6. Conclusion
Executive summary
Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death. According to World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco use is currently responsible for the death of one in ten adults’ worldwide (about 5 million deaths each year). Moreover, unless circumstances changes, within 25 years the annual death toll will double; millions more will prematurely develop tobacco related illnesses that lead to chronic disability. Individuals who smoke cigarettes are 12 times more likely to die from lung cancer, two to four times more likely to develop coronary heart disease, twice as likely to have a stroke, and 10 times more likely to die from chronic obstructive lung disease.
In Pakistan, it is estimated that the prevalence of tobacco smoking is 36% for males and 9% for females. Among young adults especially the university students in Pakistan, the prevalence of smoking is 15% with the majority being male smokers. Approximately 1,200 children start smoking every day. This represents a huge impact not only in terms of economic costs but it is slowly depriving the country of a healthy workforce and increasing the burden of disease in the already overburdened health sector.
The focus group was conducted in National College of business administration and economics student to find out the main causes of smoking among youth. Some of our student considers it as a good thing to release tension but most of them consider it as a bad habit as well as they knows that it is bad for their health but still they cannot leave it because it’s a bad addiction.