Tobacco and Health Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
BMC Public Health. 2024 Jun 22;24(1):1665. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19139-9.
The related literature has primarily addressed cigarette smoking control. It seems that researchers have failed to explore the determinants of hookah smoking (HS) control. In an attempt to fill this gap, the present study explores experts' views about aspects of HS control in Bandar Abbas, a city in the south of Iran.
The present qualitative study, conducted in 2022 and 2023, used a content analysis. To this aim, 30 experts in tobacco prevention and control were invited to participate in the research. Twenty seven accepted the invitation. In-depth, semi-structured, and face-to-face interviews were held with the experts. A purposive sampling was used and the data collection continued until data saturation. The interviews lasted between 18 and 65 min. MAXQDA 10.0 was used for data management and analysis.
The expert interviewees had a mean age of 44.77 ± 6.57 years and a mean work experience of 18.6 ± 6.8 years. A total number of six main categories were extracted from the data, including usin influential figures to control HS, controlling HS by alternative activities, changing beliefs and attitudes toward HS, taking administrative and regulatory measures, and facilitating HS cessation.
This qualitative study explored the multifaceted ways people adopt to quit HS. Using influential figures to control hookah smoking, promoting alternative activities as a means of control, changing beliefs and attitudes, enforcing administrative regulations, and facilitating quit attempts all play an important role in tackling the prevalence of hookah smoking. These findings emphasize the importance of a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to integrate various interventions to effectively address hookah smoking behavior.
相关文献主要涉及控制香烟吸烟。似乎研究人员未能探索水烟（HS）控制的决定因素。为了填补这一空白，本研究探讨了伊朗南部城市班达尔阿巴斯的专家对 HS 控制方面的看法。
本定性研究于 2022 年和 2023 年进行，采用内容分析法。为此，邀请了 30 名烟草预防和控制方面的专家参与研究。27 人接受了邀请。对专家进行了深入的、半结构化的、面对面的访谈。采用目的抽样，数据收集持续到数据饱和。访谈时间在 18 到 65 分钟之间。MAXQDA 10.0 用于数据管理和分析。
专家受访者的平均年龄为 44.77±6.57 岁，平均工作经验为 18.6±6.8 年。从数据中提取了六个主要类别，包括利用有影响力的人物来控制 HS、通过替代活动来控制 HS、改变对 HS 的信仰和态度、采取行政和监管措施，以及促进 HS 的戒烟。
本定性研究探讨了人们戒烟的多种方式。利用有影响力的人物来控制水烟吸烟，推广替代活动作为控制手段，改变信仰和态度，执行行政规定，以及促进戒烟尝试，都在解决水烟吸烟问题方面发挥着重要作用。这些发现强调了采用综合和多方面方法的重要性，以整合各种干预措施，有效地解决水烟吸烟行为。
