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Jump to full article: All-Africa.com, 2003-12-02
Author: Lindsay Dentlinger / The Namibian (Windhoek)
Intro: A STUDY on the smoking habits of students at the University of Namibia (Unam) suggests that at least 17 per cent of them smoke nicotine. . . .
According to the findings, male students are four times more likely to be smokers than female students among the 10 000-strong university population.
Of the smoking population, 85 per cent can be classified as heavy smokers - putting them at great risk of acquiring a tobacco-induced illness.
The study, begun last year by three academics, sampled 10 per cent of the student population, embracing all age categories and years of study.
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