Passive smoking status of students and employees of a private medical university

Objective: To study the passive exposure by cigarette smoke among students and employees of Ziauddin Medical University. Method: The data of passive smoking status was collected by a self administrated questionnaire which was prepared as per WHO guidelines. Results: The eighteen staff members were smokers whose number was significantly higher (P value-0.04) when compared with students and faculty members. The thirteen of faculty members were among the never smoker category and their number was significantly higher (P vatue-0.004) compared to students and staff members white more students were passive smokers (36) as compared to staff and faculty members. Conclusion: Passive exposure to cigarette smoke is seen more in students as compared to faculty and staff so it is essential to create awareness both in health professionals and common people to prevent them from hazards of passive smoking.