Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of adult male brick kiln workers in the outskirts of districts Dadu and Larkana, Sindh, Pakista (n=340)

Age (years) Mean (SD): 31.03(9.09)

18-34

227 (66.7%)

35-44

74 (21.8%)

45 and above

39 (11.5%)

Family size Mean (SD): 7.70 (3.08)

Education Status

Illiterate

232 (68.2%)

Primary

86 (25.3%)

Matriculate

16 (4.7%)

Intermediate

4 (1.2%)

Madresah education

2 (0.6%)

Monthly Income (PKR)

Mean (SD): 7864.7 (3344.2)

Type of work at brick Kiln

Carriage and Placement

76 (22.4%)

Molding

195 (57.4%)

Baking

69 (20.2%)

Hours of work per day

Mean (SD)=8.28 (1.22)

Smoking Status

Non- smoker

194 (57.1%)

Ever smoker

146 (42.9%)

Current smoker

125 (36.8%)

Characteristics of Smokers

Age at Starting Smoking

Mean (SD)=19.84 (4.92)

Cigarettes per day

Mean (SD)=18.08 (7.74)