Author(s): Jamshid Ahmadi and Mehrdad Sharifi
Aims: To assess the prevalence of cigarette smoking in Shiraz, Iran.
Setting and participants: A household survey of a sample of 1400 individuals, aged 15 years or older.
Measurements: Researchers administered a semi-structured interview by a questionnaire.
Results: Of the participants, 50% (700) were men (mean age=34.61, SD=14.06, age range=15 to 80 years) and 50% (700) were women (mean age=30.99, SD=12.90, age range=15 to 83 years), t=5.0, DF=1398, p
Conclusions: Use of cigarettes was significantly more in men than women.
