Author/Authors :
Panahi, Rahman Department of Health Education & Health Promotion - Faculty of Medical Sciences - Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran , Ramezankhani, Ali Department of Health Services - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran , Tavousi, Mahmoud Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research - ACECR, Tehran , Niknami, Shamsaddin Department of Health Education & Health Promotion - Faculty of Medical Sciences - Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran
Abstract :
Although both population-based and clinical interventions have been successful in lowering rates of smoking in the USA over time, the prevalence of smoking remains considerably higher than the Healthy People 2020 objective of 12% [1]. The latest national study conducted in Iran showed that 25% of the population aged 18- 65 years were smokers and age, education, gender, occupation, and marital status variables had a significant relationship with smoking.
