Attitude and Perceived Behavioral Control Toward Reducing water pipe Use in Women

Background and Objec ti ve: Hookah smoking is on the rise signi fi cantly among families, young people, and especially women and it is regarded as a new challenge for public health. This research aims to inves ti gate the variables of a tti tude and perceived behavioral control in reducing smoking hookah in women over 15 years in Bandar Abbas. Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 128 women over 15 years who had at least once hookah smoking at day were selected using a mul ti stage stra ti fi ed cluster survey design. They have classi fi ed in two groups of case and control groups (64 people per group). Data were collected using a validated and reliable ques ti onnaire based on the theory of planned behavior constructs and demographic informa ti on. Par ti cipants fi lled out ques ti onnaires before the interven ti on. The educa ti onal interven ti on was conducted for the experimental group in 4 sessions based on pre-test results. 2 months a ft er the interven ti on, both groups were evaluated and fi lled out the ques ti onnaire. Finally, their informa ti on was assessed using independent paired t-test, t-test, and chi-square test. Results: The results showed that there is signi fi cant di ff erence in the a tti tude score and perceived behavioral control in the interven ti on group a ft er the educa ti onal interven ti on and the educa ti onal interven ti on was e ff ec ti ve (P<0.05). In addi ti on, the frequency of hookah smoking among women in the interven ti on group compared to controls has signi fi cantly decreased a ft er the interven ti on (P<0.05). Conclusion: The implementa ti on of a curriculum based on the theory of planned behavior suggests the posi ti ve e ff ect of the educa ti onal program on a tti tude and perceived behavioral control and ul ti mately reducing the use of hookah.