Effectiveness of Educational Program Based on Planned Behavior Theory on Decreasing Intention of Hookah and Tobacco Supply among the Handlers of Public Places and Food Centers in Arak City

Aims: Planning to reduce the production and supply of hookah and tobacco can be a positive step to reducing the hookah and tobacco consumption in the community. The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of educational programs on decreasing intention of hookah and tobacco suppl...

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Main Authors: Saeed Bashirian, Hassan Mahmoodi, Majid Barati, Younes Mohammadi
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Language:English
Published: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Education and Community Health
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Online Access:http://jech.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-660-en.pdf
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author Saeed Bashirian
Hassan Mahmoodi
Majid Barati
Younes Mohammadi
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Younes Mohammadi
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description Aims: Planning to reduce the production and supply of hookah and tobacco can be a positive step to reducing the hookah and tobacco consumption in the community. The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of educational programs on decreasing intention of hookah and tobacco supply among the handlers of public places and food centers in Arak city, Iran based on the theory of planned behavior. Materials & Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental study with the pretest-posttest method and the control group. The present research was carried out among 102 handlers of public places and food centers of Arak city, Iran in 2017 which randomly selected and divided into two experimental (n=51) and control groups (n=51). Data were collected using a questionnaire, including the constructs of the planned behavior theory and demographic variables. The intervention program consisted of 4 sessions that were applied to the experimental group during one month. Both groups were followed for two months after the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16 software through the chi-square test, independent t-test, paired t-test and McNemar test. Findings: After the educational intervention, significant differences were observed in the changes of attitude constructs, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and behavioral intention between the experimental and control groups in the pretest-posttest steps (p<0.001). Also, the educational intervention resulted in a 25.1% decrease in the intention of hookah and tobacco supply among the experimental group. Conclusion: The educational interventions based on the theory of planned behavior is effective to reduce the supply of hookah and tobacco among the handlers of public places and food centers.
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spelling doaj-art-1bf82b5df92a4fd49277035090c65a422025-08-20T03:03:49ZengHamadan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Education and Community Health2383-23122383-23122019-09-016313113710.29252/jech.6.3.131Effectiveness of Educational Program Based on Planned Behavior Theory on Decreasing Intention of Hookah and Tobacco Supply among the Handlers of Public Places and Food Centers in Arak CitySaeed Bashirian0Hassan Mahmoodi1 Majid Barati 2Younes Mohammadi3Social Determinants of Health Research Center and Department of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranDepartment of Public Health, School of Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran.Social Determinants of Health Research Center and Department of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.Aims: Planning to reduce the production and supply of hookah and tobacco can be a positive step to reducing the hookah and tobacco consumption in the community. The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of educational programs on decreasing intention of hookah and tobacco supply among the handlers of public places and food centers in Arak city, Iran based on the theory of planned behavior. Materials & Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental study with the pretest-posttest method and the control group. The present research was carried out among 102 handlers of public places and food centers of Arak city, Iran in 2017 which randomly selected and divided into two experimental (n=51) and control groups (n=51). Data were collected using a questionnaire, including the constructs of the planned behavior theory and demographic variables. The intervention program consisted of 4 sessions that were applied to the experimental group during one month. Both groups were followed for two months after the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16 software through the chi-square test, independent t-test, paired t-test and McNemar test. Findings: After the educational intervention, significant differences were observed in the changes of attitude constructs, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and behavioral intention between the experimental and control groups in the pretest-posttest steps (p<0.001). Also, the educational intervention resulted in a 25.1% decrease in the intention of hookah and tobacco supply among the experimental group. Conclusion: The educational interventions based on the theory of planned behavior is effective to reduce the supply of hookah and tobacco among the handlers of public places and food centers.http://jech.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-660-en.pdftheory of planned behaviorhookahtobacco smokinghandlers of public places and food center
spellingShingle Saeed Bashirian
Hassan Mahmoodi
Majid Barati
Younes Mohammadi
Effectiveness of Educational Program Based on Planned Behavior Theory on Decreasing Intention of Hookah and Tobacco Supply among the Handlers of Public Places and Food Centers in Arak City
Journal of Education and Community Health
theory of planned behavior
hookah
tobacco smoking
handlers of public places and food center
title Effectiveness of Educational Program Based on Planned Behavior Theory on Decreasing Intention of Hookah and Tobacco Supply among the Handlers of Public Places and Food Centers in Arak City
title_full Effectiveness of Educational Program Based on Planned Behavior Theory on Decreasing Intention of Hookah and Tobacco Supply among the Handlers of Public Places and Food Centers in Arak City
title_fullStr Effectiveness of Educational Program Based on Planned Behavior Theory on Decreasing Intention of Hookah and Tobacco Supply among the Handlers of Public Places and Food Centers in Arak City
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of Educational Program Based on Planned Behavior Theory on Decreasing Intention of Hookah and Tobacco Supply among the Handlers of Public Places and Food Centers in Arak City
title_short Effectiveness of Educational Program Based on Planned Behavior Theory on Decreasing Intention of Hookah and Tobacco Supply among the Handlers of Public Places and Food Centers in Arak City
title_sort effectiveness of educational program based on planned behavior theory on decreasing intention of hookah and tobacco supply among the handlers of public places and food centers in arak city
topic theory of planned behavior
hookah
tobacco smoking
handlers of public places and food center
url http://jech.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-660-en.pdf
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