Cross-Sectional Survey on Quitting Attempts among Adolescent Smokers in Dharan, Eastern Nepal

Table 1

Perceived reasons behind attempt to quit smoking ().

Reason	Frequency	Percentage
Believed smoking is injurious to health	43	35.5
Parents’ instruction to quit	26	21.5
Did not want to continue smoking	13	10.7
Chest pain/cough	11	9.1
No specific reason	9	7.4
Friend’s advice to quit	8	6.6
To test oneself	4	3.3
To be fit to compete in sports	2	1.7
Lack of money	2	1.7
Other reasons	3	2.5