Introduction: Tobacco smoking is one of the alarming phenomena in different societies which leads different health problems among people day by day. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a prevention program of smoking at a community-based school of Bhittaiabad at Karachi-Pakistan. Methods: The quasi-experimental study conducted at a community-based school of Bhittaiabad Karachi from June to December 2018. Data were collected via, structured questionnaires from 200 secondary school children through consecutive sampling technique studying in grade 8th, 9th and 10th. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire was established thoroughly. Participants were approached after signing consent forms both parents. Questionnaires were filled one-week prior of the intervention period. Post-test conducted after fifteen days of the intervention. The intervention period consist of (82) eighty-two hours. Results: In this study, 200 students showed that their level of knowledge increased after the intervention period however, the p-value shows an insignificant result. Moreover, the smoking-related attitude has been significantly observed after an intervention (p-value <0.05). It might be due to the changes in social pressure before and after the intervention session but not depict in the p-value. Besides, it was observed less pressure among those students living with their parents. Conclusion: The study revealed that the smoking hindrance control program significantly improved the knowledge attitude practices among school children related to smoking tobacco. Additionally, this study also recommends that long-term interventional plans should be intended to bring about positive change in the purpose and behavior associated with smoking.

Background: Nursing is a profession where theory and skills runs vice-versa but advancement and new technology increasing challenges for professionals, to update their-selves for which they required to use self-directed learning (SDL). The SDL has become a key concept in nursing education and is considered as an essential as learning of skill for nursing students and nurses to keep them motivated for lifelong learning, Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the readiness level of nursing students regarding self-directed learning (SDL) currently studying in the BSN program in private nursing institutes. Study Design: Method:  This study used the descriptive cross-sectional study design. Place and Duration of the Study: Study performed in three institutes of nursing, in Karachi, Pakistan, in duration between May to October 2019. Methodology: 384 BS Nursing students of I- IV year were selected by stratified random sampling technique, 203 were females and 181 males participated. Mostly (200) aged between 26-30. The data was collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire focused on self-directed learning. Result: Out of 384, 200 (52%) participants were between 26-30 years of age, 203 (52.8%) were females. The participants were belong from three different institutes and enrolled in BSN with the year I, II, III, IV. The 324 (84.3%) participants showed a high level of SDL, which indicates effective SDL abilities in students. All the sub-categories like awareness, evaluation, interpersonal skills, learning strategies, and learning activities were applied ANOVA; major difference observed in all sub-categories and participants’ age and total score with age group with P-value = .05. Conclusion: There is no difference in male and female learning abilities. SDL may enhance confidence and empowerment among students. SDL can be equally beneficial in education and clinical area. To increase SDL, various considerations are required like teacher’s role, involvement in curriculum, and other professional or academic bodies that can bring learner-oriented positive teaching-learning environment; hence effective learning strategies can enhance the use of SDL.