Abstract Background The present study aimed to investigate the effects of a multi-level intervention on hookah smoking frequency and duration among Iranian adolescents adults. Methods In this study, two comparable cities in Iran were selected participate an program based social-ecological model (SEM). each city, 133 smokers coffee houses selected. Environmental changes such as serving light foo...

Emergency physicians need no reminders to be vigilant for accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. Because its earliest symptoms are vague and mimic a viral illness, carbon monoxide has been coined “the great masquerader.” Missing the diagnosis risks continued exposure in patients discharged back to the same environment and represents a lost opportunity to identify other victims. In this issue, La...

BACKGROUND Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the world. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of all common types of tobacco use and identify factors associated with tobacco use among adults in Tehran based on information from the population-based Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study in Tehran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study had a stratifi...

OBJECTIVES In the past decade, waterpipe smoking (a.k.a. hookah, shisha, narghile) has become a global phenomenon. In this review, we provide an updated picture of the main epidemiological trends in waterpipe smoking globally. DATA SOURCES Peer-reviewed publications indexed in major biomedical databases between 2004 and 2014. Search keywords included a combination of: waterpipe, hookah, shish...

The aim of the current study was to characterize the prevalence of latent groups in terms of smoking, hookah, and alcohol in a sample of Iranian high school students. In this cross-sectional study, 4,422 high school students were assessed in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Latent class analysis was applied to determine the subgroups and prevalence of each class using the procLCA in SAS 9.2 soft...

OBJECTIVE To describe the relationships between physical activity, lifestyle determinants and obesity in adolescent Israeli schoolchildren.Design and settingCross-sectional survey. SUBJECTS The MABAT Youth Survey was a nationally representative, school-based study of youth in grades 7 to 12 (ages 11-19 years). METHODS Self-administered questionnaires assessed health behaviours and anthropom...

Introduction: In Mali, shisha has become the most common form of tobacco consumption, which is not without danger for consumer health. The aim this study was to assess consumption level among young people in District Bamako. Methods: This a prospective from March 2019 2020. A total 200 smokers aged 40 or under were included study. Results: male sex predominant, with 75% cases. majority, 81.5%, ...