Snowball sampling: A purposeful method of sampling in qualitative research

M Naderifar, H Goli, F Ghaljaie - Strides in development of medical …, 2017 - sdme.kmu.ac.ir
Background and Objectives Snowball sampling is applied when samples with the target
characteristics are not easily accessible. This research describes snowball sampling as a …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting hookah smoking trend in the society: A review article

V Momenabadi, SY Hashemi… - Addiction & health, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background An increase in hookah smoking is considered to be a serious health problem in
societies withdifferent cigarette smoking patterns. Thus, determinants of increase in this …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of cigarette smoking among students of Iran's universities: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AA Haghdoost, M Moosazadeh - Journal of research in medical …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Studentship period is a time when most behavioral traits are being created and
fixed; this is a special time when students may start smoking. Thus in the present research …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of substance abuse among dormitory students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

AB Heydarabadi, A Ramezankhani… - … journal of high risk …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Adolescence is a risky period with high tendency towards drug abuse.
Addressing the problem of drug abuse among students is essential. Objectives: This study …

Prevalence of hookah smoking among Iranian pupils and university students: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis

H Zaheri, Y Raziani, N Khademi… - The clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Prevalence of cigarette and water pipe smoking and their predictors among Iranian adolescents

S Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi… - International journal of …, 2015 - degruyter.com
Introduction: Widespread tobacco use, along with its induced diseases and subsequent
deaths, comprise one of the biggest threats to public health in the world. Thus, we aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of an educational intervention based on the BASNEF model on skin cancer preventive behavior of college students

MA Zareipour, H Mahmoodi, R Valizadeh… - Asian Pacific journal …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world but is largely
preventable through protective behavior. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of explanation of the BASNEF model on smoking waterpipe among the students one of the medical universities located in the south of Iran

A Jafari, S Keshavarzi, V Momenabadi… - Iranian Journal of …, 2020 - journal.ihepsa.ir
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 462 students selected
by proportional stratified random sampling. The study data were collected using …

Effect of educational intervention on intention of university students' disuse of hookah smoking: BASNEF model

V Momenabadi, MH Kaveh… - Journal of Substance Use, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
There has been an increase in hookah smoking over the past years, hence implementing an
intervention plan for its reduction is necessary. The present quasi-experimental study aimed …

[PDF][PDF] Factors related to behavior Disposal of Garbage in health staff based on health belief model

A Nejaei, S Babaiy, M Zareipour - Journal of Research in …, 2018 - scholar.archive.org
Introduction: One of the most important factors in maintenance and promotion of public
health is sanitary disposal of waste. At present, the use of educational models to determine …