الگوي استعمال سيگار و قليان در جمعيت بالاي 15 سال بندرعباس، يك مطالعه جمعيتي

Cigarette and hookah using pattern in over-1S population of Bandar Abbas, a population based study

Introduction: Tobacco use is considered as an important general health problem and it is known as one of the preventable causes of morbidity and mortality . The goal of this survey was to determine the cigarette and hookah using model in over-15 population residing in Bandar Abbas. Methods: In this population-based study, a total number of 1810 over-15 residents of Bandar Abbas were selected using clustered sampling. Entrants were interviewed in a face-to-face manner by which demographic data and cigarette or hookah using status were recorded . Data was analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Frequency of cigarette smoking was 11.7% in the participants . 22.7% of men and 0.9% of women, which the difference was statistically significant (P < O.OOO l ). prevalence of hookah smoking was 9.1% in the participants . 4.6% of men and 13.6% of women had smoked hookah which denotes a statistically significant difference (P