EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON HEALTH AMONG ADULTS IN HODAN DISTRICT MOGADISHU-SOMALIA

Abstract

Background of the study:  smoking is one of the world’s largest health problems.    It has been a major health problem for many decades. For the entire 20th century it is estimated that around 100 million people died prematurely because of smoking, most of them in rich countries. The health burden of smoking is now shifting from high-income to low-to-middle income countries.

Methodology: The target populations of the study was100 those who were adult smokers.

The study design used descriptive and also cross-sectional study, sample size was

         While sampling techniques used simple random sampling whereas questionnaire used

as data collection tool while the SPSS used as data analyzer.

Results of the study: according to the Socio-demographic factors related to the Effects of smoking on health among adults like Age 25(31.2%) of respondents were aged between 31-40 years, while 22(27.5%) were aged between 21-30 years, whereas 20(25.0%) were aged between15-20 and the smallest 13(16.2%) were above 41 According to the marital status the majority 45(56.2%) of respondents were single followed by 35(43.8%) were married.

Conclusion

According to the physical effects of smoking the majority of respondents were effected by lung disease, flowed by others were effected by heart disease while the smallest were effected by stroke, while the majority of participants were Agreed that Smoking can cause lung disease by damaging your airways.

Recommendation of the study        

The following things which recommended after data analyzed and concluded

1.      The researchers recommend increasing awareness about the effects of smoking much more into the community in order to maximize for the knowledge about thisproblem.

2.      The researchers recommend in order eradicating the physical effects of the smoking to encourage the smokers to make earlydiagnosis.