Smoking behavior and its influencing factors in a national-representative sample of Iranian adolescents: CASPIAN study

Kelishadi, Roya; Ardalan, Gelayol; Gheiratmand, Riaz; Majdzadeh, Reza; Delavari, Alireza; Heshmat, Ramin; Mokhtari, Mohammad Reza; Razaghi, Emran; Motaghian, Molouk; Ahangar-Nazari, Idin; Mahmood-Arabi, Minoo Sadat; Barekati, Hamed

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.03.001

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“…UK) as well as in the USA and Australia [12]. Unfortunately, in the Middle Eastern countries WP smoking, especially among the youth, has increased and turned into a major leisure pastime [13,14]. The prevalence of WP smoking in developing countries increases by 3.5% annually, mainly among youth [2,[15][16][17].…”

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The Prevalence, Attitudes, and Correlates of Waterpipe Smoking Among High School Students in Iran: a Cross-Sectional Study

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Background: Waterpipe (WP) smoking is a growing public health concern. However there is little information concerning the prevalence, knowledge, attitudes and cessation of WP smoking among high school students in Iran.Purpose: To determine the correlates of WP smoking among 15-17 year-old high school students in Iran.Methods: Data were collected using the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS), a selfadministrated questionnaire distributed to a representative sample of high school students aged 15-17 in the city of Tabriz. Current WP smoking was defined as past-30 day use and ever WP smoking was defined as at least one or two lifetime puffs. Differences in WP use, knowledge and attitudes were analyzed with Chi square and Fisher exact tests. Binary logistic regression estimated the association between relevant independent variables (e.g. age) and the dependent variables (current/ever WP smoking).

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The Prevalence, Attitudes, and Correlates of Waterpipe Smoking Among High School Students in Iran: a Cross-Sectional Study

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“…A survey of school children between 11 and 18 years of age from 20 provinces in Iran has shown the prevalence of self-reported cigarette smoking to be 14.3%, with a higher prevalence in boys (18.5%) than in girls (10.1%). [8] A study of 1095 students in Tehran, aged 14 to 18 years, reported that 29% smoked occasionally and 5% (6% of boys and 2% of girls) were daily smokers. [9] According to statistical reports, about 1 in 3 US children live with a smoker; estimates of child exposure to secondhand smoke range from 25% to 43% of all children in the United States.…”

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“…Although smoking practices in different age groups have been appraised in quite a few research papers from Iran, we did not Þ nd another report from the region about the prevalence of smoking in parents of preschool children, in our literature search. [8][9][10] Likewise, no research has addressed the issue of parental awareness about the adverse consequences of exposure to SHS in children and the effect of this insight on smoking behavior.…”

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Smoking practices and risk awareness in parents regarding passive smoke exposure of their preschool children: A cross-sectional study in Tehran

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Padyab

2008

Indian J Med Sci

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“…In Iran, there are an estimated 10 million smokers and the death rate for smoking is now estimated at about 60000 people a year (Ministry of Health and Medical Education, 2005;Kelishadi et al, 2006). Prevalence of daily cigarette smoking among Iranians aged 15-64 years is estimated 12.5 percent (23% in males and 1.4 %in females) (Ziaddini et al, 2006).…”

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Attitude and Practices Among Dentists and Senior Dental Students in Iran Toward Tobacco Cessation as an Effort to Prevent Oral Cancer

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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Oral health professionals are responsible in Iran for providing a brief tobacco cessation program to smoker patients. The aim of this study was to assess Iranian dental student and dentist practice, knowledge and attitudes toward smoking cessation programs. Materials and Methods: A valid and reliable self-administered questionnaire was designed and distributed to 150 dentists working in Isfahan-Iran and 60 dental students. Some questions were developed based on the expected 5A tobacco cessation protocol. Statements on attitudes focused on professional responsibility towards smoking cessation and its effectiveness. Chi-square, ANOVA, and t test were used for statistical analysis. Results: The cessation program in dental settings covers a small group of patients (18%). Some 69.1% (n=96) of dentists reported asking their patients about tobacco use, 64% (n=83) advising their patients to quit, 33.8% (n=47) assessing their patients willingness to quit and 20% (n=28) reported helping their patients in changing their behavior. A far lower percentage reported active involvement in arranging assistance for smokers to quit (4.3%, n=5). Some 22% of students and 26% of dentists disagreed that the tobacco cessation programs should be as part of dentists' professional responsibility and 70% of them were willing to follow the protocol of tobacco cessation for patients. Conclusions: Iranian dentist performance regarding tobacco cessation is weak. Dentists and students indicated their lack of knowledge as the major reason for non-adherence to the protocol. Therefore, planning to encourage dentist to follow the protocol needs continuous educational programs.

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Smoking behavior and its influencing factors in a national-representative sample of Iranian adolescents: CASPIAN study

Cited by 72 publications

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The Prevalence, Attitudes, and Correlates of Waterpipe Smoking Among High School Students in Iran: a Cross-Sectional Study

The Prevalence, Attitudes, and Correlates of Waterpipe Smoking Among High School Students in Iran: a Cross-Sectional Study

Smoking practices and risk awareness in parents regarding passive smoke exposure of their preschool children: A cross-sectional study in Tehran

Attitude and Practices Among Dentists and Senior Dental Students in Iran Toward Tobacco Cessation as an Effort to Prevent Oral Cancer

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