Changes in Smoking Behaviour and Home-Smoking Rules during the Initial COVID-19 Lockdown Period in Israel

Association between home smoking restrictions and changes in smoking behaviour among employed women.

STUDY OBJECTIVE Examine trends in home smoking restrictions among employed women not living alone and assess the associations of such restrictions with smoking behaviour. DESIGN Multivariate logistic regression analysis of major demographic variables and household composition characteristics. STUDY PARTICIPANTS 128 024 employed female respondents to the Census Bureau's current population su...

Factors influencing smoking behaviour changes during Ramadan among Malay male students

Introduction: Fasting during Ramadan provides an opportunistic setting for smoking cessation intervention. Smokers find it easy to cease smoking during Ramadan due to the religion, cultural and environmental influences. This study aims to determine the changes in smoking behaviour during Ramadan among Malay Muslim male students who were current smokers. Methods: This is cross sectional study us...

COVID-19 Epidemic-Induced Changes of Dietary Intake of Iran Population During Lockdown Period: The Study Protocol National Food and Nutrition Surveillance

Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown has multifaceted effects on people’s life including fall in economy which may affect food choices. This study was designed to evaluate changes in dietary intakes of the Iranian households during COVID-19 lockdown and also to predict the consequent health impacts. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-ana...

Relaxed Lockdown in Bangladesh During COVID-19: Should Economy Outweigh Health?

Lockdown of an Orthopedic Department During COVID-19 Epidemics, Our Experience in a General Hospital

The COVID-19 disease is rapidly spreading around the world, affecting many countries and their healthcare systems.Like many other countries, Iran is struggling with the current situation. In this article, we aim to share our perspectiveson confronting obstacles mentioned above using appropriate hospital protocols during the COVID-19 crisis.We investigated and compared the numb...