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Predictors of non-use of hookah based on the Prototype Willingness Model in high school students of Bastak city: A cross-sectional study. J Prevent Med 2025; 12 (1) :21-34
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Introduction: Considering the prevalence of hookah use among young people and the importance of identifying the determinants of hookah use behavior in adopting and implementing preventive programs; the present study aimed to determine the predictors of non-use of hookah based on the Prototype Willingness model in high school students..
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 400 high school students in Bastak city. Sampling was done using a multi-stage random sampling method. The data collection tool was a standard questionnaire including model structures and demographic variables. The data were analyzed with SPSS20 software and statistical tests t-test,Pearson correlation coefficient, linear regression and logistic.
Results: Among the participants,190 were girls (47.5%) and 210 were boys (52.5%) aged 14 to 20 years(mean16.55±0.89).In this study, the results of linear regression showed that the constructs of “attitudes, tendencies, and perceptions”had a significant relationship with the intention to not use hookah (P=0.001).In contrast, abstract norm did not show a significant relationship with the intention to not use hookah (P=0.695).In total, these model constructs were able to predict 37.2% of the variance in the intention to not use hookah (R²=0.372).Also, tendencies were the strongest predictor of the intention to not use hookah among students (P<0.001).
Discussion: This study showed that the perceptions-tendencies model is a suitable framework for identifying factors affecting the non-use of hookah in adolescents and emphasized the important role of tendencies in predicting abstinence behavior.Hookah consumption emphasizes. Therefore,the use of this model can be a useful guide for designing educational and preventive programs to reduce adolescents tendency to use hookah.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 400 high school students in Bastak city. Sampling was done using a multi-stage random sampling method. The data collection tool was a standard questionnaire including model structures and demographic variables. The data were analyzed with SPSS20 software and statistical tests t-test,Pearson correlation coefficient, linear regression and logistic.
Results: Among the participants,190 were girls (47.5%) and 210 were boys (52.5%) aged 14 to 20 years(mean16.55±0.89).In this study, the results of linear regression showed that the constructs of “attitudes, tendencies, and perceptions”had a significant relationship with the intention to not use hookah (P=0.001).In contrast, abstract norm did not show a significant relationship with the intention to not use hookah (P=0.695).In total, these model constructs were able to predict 37.2% of the variance in the intention to not use hookah (R²=0.372).Also, tendencies were the strongest predictor of the intention to not use hookah among students (P<0.001).
Discussion: This study showed that the perceptions-tendencies model is a suitable framework for identifying factors affecting the non-use of hookah in adolescents and emphasized the important role of tendencies in predicting abstinence behavior.Hookah consumption emphasizes. Therefore,the use of this model can be a useful guide for designing educational and preventive programs to reduce adolescents tendency to use hookah.
Type of Study: Orginal |
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Health Education
Received: 2025/04/10 | Accepted: 2025/04/30 | Published: 2025/10/5
Received: 2025/04/10 | Accepted: 2025/04/30 | Published: 2025/10/5
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