TY - GEN DP - http://iris.who.int/ DB - WHO IRIS AU - Maziak, W. AU - Mzayek, F. AU - Al Moushareff, M. AB - Characterizing the smoking habit in specific populations is important for health planners and policy-makers. We studied the smoking patterns of schoolteachers in Saraqeb, Syrian Arab Republic and found that 52.1% of males and 12.3% of females were current smokers. Male daily smokers smoked 20 +/- 1 cigarettes per day, females 10 +/- 4. Males had smoked for, on average, 16 +/- 1 years, females for 9 +/- 4 years. Daily smokers buying foreign brands spent 22.0% of their monthly income on cigarettes, while those smoking local brands spent 12.2%. Most teachers who smoked did so openly at school. Smoking among teachers should receive attention because it is closely related to the attitudes and practices of young people towards smoking LA - en UR - https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/118876 JF - EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 6 (2-3), 352-358, 2000 DA - 2000 PY - 2000 SE - 352-358 TI - Smoking behaviour among schoolteachers in the north of the Syrian Arab Republic KW - Tobacco Use Disorder KW - Teaching KW - Schools KW - Behavior KW - Smoking SN - 1020-3397 N2 - Characterizing the smoking habit in specific populations is important for health planners and policy-makers. We studied the smoking patterns of schoolteachers in Saraqeb, Syrian Arab Republic and found that 52.1% of males and 12.3% of females were current smokers. Male daily smokers smoked 20 +/- 1 cigarettes per day, females 10 +/- 4. Males had smoked for, on average, 16 +/- 1 years, females for 9 +/- 4 years. Daily smokers buying foreign brands spent 22.0% of their monthly income on cigarettes, while those smoking local brands spent 12.2%. Most teachers who smoked did so openly at school. Smoking among teachers should receive attention because it is closely related to the attitudes and practices of young people towards smoking ER -