TY - JOUR ID - 7399 TI - The Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking among Adolescents in Marivan city- Iran: Based on Health Belief Model JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Ghaderi, Naseh AU - Taymoori, Parvaneh AU - Yousefi, Fayegh AU - Nouri, Bijan AD - Student Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. AD - 2ocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. AD - Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. AD - Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 4 IS - 9 SP - 3405 EP - 3413 KW - Cigarette Smoking KW - Health belief model KW - Iran KW - Students DO - 10.22038/ijp.2016.7399 N2 - Background Cigarette smoking is a common problem among teenagers. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Cigarette Smoking among Teen Boys in Marivan city, based on Health Belief Model. Materials and Methods A cluster randomized sample of 470 male students with16.2±2.5   from 6 secondary schools of Marivan city- Iran, completed a self-report and questionnaire consisting of Health Belief Model constructs Data was analyzed by Chi-square and independent t-test, using SPSS-16. Results The rate of smoking the cigarette among students was 21/470 (4.7%). The experience of smoking in the last 30 days and throughout life reported 6.4% and 34.7% respectively. Significant differences between smokers and nonsmokers were found for perceived benefits (P<0.05), perceived self-efficacy (P<0.05), and cues to action (P<0.05). Conclusion Based on results from the present study, increasing the perceived susceptibility could decrease smoking among students. UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7399.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_7399_22fcf7af6e64f4285f61692f42cb613c.pdf ER -