Background Smoking, especially among adolescents, is considered a serious public health
concern worldwide being associated with increased mortality. The present study was …

Objective Today, smoking is considered a pressing global health issue. The present study
aimed to estimate the total prevalence of hookah smoking among pupils and university …

Background Smoking is a social epidemic and one of the main risk factors for premature
deaths and disabilities worldwide. In the present study, we investigated the Pattern of …

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 382 pre-college students was conducted
in Isfahan, in 2010. The method of sampling was systematic randomized and students were …

Background: Tobacco use among adolescents is a major public health concern, and
identifying predictors of smoking is necessary for planning prevention programs. The …

The aim of this study is determining the prevalence of smoking stages in adolescents of
Tabriz city (northwest of Iran) and identifying the personal, environmental, and psychological …

Objectives The prevalence of smoking among adolescents varies in different parts of the
world. The current study aims to survey the socio-demographic and family characteristics …

Background & Objectives: When smoking is initiated at a young age, the risks of heavy
smoking and nicotine dependence increases, Furthermore, among those with early onset of …

Abstract Background and Objectives: Application of effective strategies for prevention of
tobacco smoking in developing countries seems to be necessary. Therefore, the present …

Background Smoking is one of the risk behaviours that begin in adolescence, and therefore
identifying predictors of smoking is necessary for planning prevention programmes …