Data analysis: Statistical analysis was made by using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program version 15. The data were tabulated and frequencies were calculated. Chisquared test was conducted where appropriate for data analysis. A logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the contribution of several variables in the prediction of the binary dependent variable (smoking/not smoking). A P-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
RESULTS Table-1, shows the sociodemographic characteristics of the study population. The mean age of the participants was 21.6±3.1 years.