context the aim of this review was to examine evidences for the association between smoking and periodontal disease, to discuss possible biological mechanisms whereby smoking may adversely affect the periodontium, and to consider the effect of smoking on periodontal treatment. evidence acquisition a web-based search in pubmed and google scholar was performed to identify publications regarding t...

The study objective was to identify demographic, medical, and health behavior factors that predict breastfeeding initiation in a rural population with low breastfeeding rates. Participants were 2323 women who experienced consecutive deliveries at 2 hospitals, with data obtained through detailed chart review. Only half the women initiated breastfeeding, which was significantly associated with hi...

background: cigarette smoking is the largest preventable risk factor for morbidity and mortality in developed countries where at least one in four adults smoke cigarettes.healthcare providers who smoke are less likely to advise patients to quit smoking. the aim of this study is to find out the frequency of to acco smoking among medical professionals in tertiary care hospitals of karachi, and to...

background recent studies show that the prevalence of tobacco use among teens and students is increasing, and the initiation age of tobacco use has decreased. objectives the current research aimed to signify the role of schools in the process in which student teenage boys became smokers in 2012 in mashhad. materials and methods the current study was part of a qualitative research conducted by c...

Many factors affect tobacco quit rate. In this study we investigated the abstinence rate after 5 years based on the age of smoking initiation. This pre-post field trial study was conducted on 398 smokers who participated voluntarily in a smoking cessation clinic in 2005. They were followed for 5 years and their success or failure in continuous abstinence was evaluated and recorded in 2010. Thre...

conclusions the results showed that the prevalence of cigarette smoking in adolescents was high, and the theory of planned behavior (tpb) components were significant predictors of cigarette smoking. it seems that interventions targeting adolescents’ smoking habits might benefit using the tpb model. patients and methods this was a cross-sectional study involving male adolescent students (high sc...

purpose this study aimed to assess the rate of tobacco consumption among professional athletes in iran and assessing their knowledge and attitude in this regard. methods a total of 738 athletes from 10 different types of sports were evaluated. athletes were all members of the priority leagues. after obtaining consent from the physical education organization and coordination with the related fed...

INTRODUCTION Young adults have the highest smoking rate of any age group in the United States and Canada, and recent data indicate that they often initiate smoking as young adults. The objective of this study was to systematically review peer-reviewed articles on cigarette smoking initiation and effective prevention efforts among young adults. METHODS We searched 5 databases for research arti...