Smoking is recognised as a critical public health priority due to its enormous health and
economic consequences. Constant monitoring of the effectiveness of tobacco control …

Background Today, waterpipe (WT) smoking is a rising issue worldwide, and has taken a
significant and growing share of tobacco consumption in the world. Present study aimed to …

Background The present research aimed to determine the effect of an educational
intervention based on the extended theory of planned behavior (ETPB) on waterpipe (WT) …

Introduction This qualitative study was conducted to explain the reasons for the tendency of
young people to smoke hookahs in Iran. Methods This was a qualitative content analysis …

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of hookah smoking
(HS) among professional HS women in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran using intervention …

Background Waterpipe is one of the oldest methods of tobacco smoking, which has become
the public health challenge, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean countries such as Iran …

The prevalence of hookah smoking has grown over the past decades in Iran especially in
the south of the country. This study aimed to determine the behavioral and socio …

Background: Hookah smoking has been increasingly popular in Iran within the last two
decades. The present study aims to explain the determinants of hookah smoking cessation …

The related literature has primarily addressed cigarette smoking control. It seems that
researchers have failed to explore the determinants of hookah smoking (HS) control. In an …

Background Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of death, illness and poverty globally.
It has been estimated that there are more than 1.3 billion smokers worldwide, of which 82 …