Effect of educational intervention on water pipe behaviour of students in dormitories of Kerman Medical University: BASNEF Model

Over past years water pipe smoking have been increased among teenagers in the world. Hence، implementing an intervention plan to reduce water pipe smoking is required. This study aimed to determine the effect of an educational intervention on water pipe behaviour of students in dormitories of Kerman Medical University based on BASNEF Model.

This was a quasi-experimental study. In total 80 students who were resident in university’s dormitories and were eligible to enter to the study were divided in two groups of intervention and control using multi-stage random sampling. Data were collected using «Water Pipe Behavioural Intention Scale» which was designed according to BASNEF Model. Face and content validity were used to determine the validity، while test-retest method was applied to measure the reliability of the questionnaire (r = 0. 99). Two-month educational intervention included two sessions of group discussion، one reminder session، educational compact disc and educational messages. To analyze the data SPSS/16 was used.

The mean scores of attitude (P=0. 66)، subjective norms (P=0. 103) and behavioural intention (P=0. 13) showed no significant difference before the education in both intervention and control groups. However، the result showed compelling difference in mean scores of attitude، subjective norms and behavioural intention after the education (P<0. 001). Enabling factors showed no important variation among intervention and control groups before and after the experiment.

The educational intervention according the BASNEF Model was effective to decrease water pipe smoking behaviour among university students. In addition، the educational intervention influenced individuals’ attitude، subjective norms and behavioural intention. It is recommended to perform educational interventions based on the theory and models of health education to change high-risk behaviour.