The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and characteristics of current smoking among
rural Moroccans. The population study included 3438 individuals aged 15 years and above from both sexes.
The crude prevalence of current smoking (currently smoked and had smoked > 100 cigarettes in lifetime) was
16.9% in the adolescent and adult rural population: 31.0% among men and 1.1% among women. The majority of
smokers (74.4% of men and 68.8% of women) began smoking before age 20 years. Multiple logistic regression
analysis showed that age, sex, marital status, occupation and region of residence were the strongest determinants
of current smoking. These results showed a high prevalence of smoking among males in the rural population of
Morocco.