Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2024 Jul-Sep;23(3):551-568. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2097146. Epub 2022 Jul 18.
Hookah smoking does not only transmit COVID-19 but also intensifies the symptoms of the disease. Thus, the present research aimed to explore the association between COVID-19 and hookah cessation among female smokers. The institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted nine months after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Face-to-face interviews were held between November 2020 and January 2021 to explore the pattern of hookah smoking among 561 female hookah smokers in Bandar Abbas in the south of Iran. The daily, weekly and monthly rates of hookah smoking showed a statistically significant decrease in the during COVID-19 era ( < .001). Thirteen percent of women managed to cease hookah smoking successfully during the pandemic. The odds ratio of hookah cessation was higher in single women (95% CI 1.09-5.23) as well as women with a high socioeconomic status (SES) (95% CI 4.28-24.01). It was also higher among women who initiated hookah smoking at an older age (95% CI 29-68) and among those with no hookah smoking family member (95% CI 301- 943). Fear of COVID-19 infection was the leading factor involved in hookah cessation or reduction. Entertainment was the leading barrier to successful hookah cessation behavior. It is believed that COVID-19 has directly and indirectly contributed to the reduced or ceased hookah smoking behavior. One of the reasons for the reduction of hookah smoking was the fear of aggravated symptoms and reasons for cessation included closure of coffee shops and removal of all hookahs from the city.
水烟吸烟不仅会传播 COVID-19，还会使疾病症状加重。因此，本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 与女性吸烟者戒烟之间的关联。这项基于机构的横断面研究是在 COVID-19 大流行九个月后进行的。2020 年 11 月至 2021 年 1 月期间，通过面对面访谈，在伊朗南部班达尔阿巴斯的 561 名女性水烟吸烟者中，探讨了水烟吸烟模式。在 COVID-19 期间，水烟吸烟的日、周和月频率均呈显著下降趋势（<.001）。在大流行期间，有 13%的女性成功戒烟。在单身女性（95%CI 1.09-5.23）和社会经济地位较高的女性（95%CI 4.28-24.01）中，戒烟的比值比更高。在年龄较大时开始吸烟的女性（95%CI 29-68）和没有水烟吸烟家庭成员的女性（95%CI 301-943）中，戒烟的比值比也更高。对 COVID-19 感染的恐惧是戒烟或减少吸烟的主要因素。娱乐是成功戒烟行为的主要障碍。人们相信 COVID-19 直接和间接地促成了减少或停止水烟吸烟的行为。水烟吸烟减少的原因之一是担心症状加重，而戒烟的原因包括咖啡馆关闭和城市中所有水烟烟具被移除。
