Social norms of cigarette and hookah smokers in Iranian universities

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ARYA Atheroscler

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BACKGROUND: First experiences of tobacco use usually occur in adolescence. The recognition of social norms leading to youth smoking is hence necessary. We tried to assess the social norms among Iranian young cigarette and hookah smokers. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 451 girls and 361 boys aging 20-25 years old who entered Isfahan and Kashan Universities (Iran) in 2007. Demographic factors (age, gender, and age at smoking onset) cigarette and hookah smoking status, having a smoking father or smoking friends and four related social norms were recorded. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to separately determine associations between hookah and cigarette smoking and the four social norm variables. RESULTS: CIGARETTE AND HOOKAH SMOKERS HAD SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WITH NONSMOKERS IN TWO SOCIAL NORMS: "Perceived smoking by important characters" odds ratio (OR) = 1.35 in cigarette smokers and 1.58 in hookah smokers; P

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Roohafza,Hamidreza, Sadeghi,Masoumeh, Shahnam,Maryam, Shokouh,Pedram, Teimori,Soheila, Amirpour,Afshin, Sarrafzadegan,Nizal

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2013