Reasons for women's tendency to use hookah: A systematic review

Background: Addiction is considered as one of the controversial health problems in modernsocieties. Due to the increasing changes in people’s lifestyles, addiction to Hookah is increasingyitnicifingis among women. Women, meanwhile, play a very effective role in lifting andpromoting the quality of family and social life, so paying attention to their health and well-being isvery important. Therefore, this research was conducted to identify the reasons behind women’stendency to use hookah.Methods: A systematic review was designed and carried out. First, using a combination of thefollowing key expressions "hookah use", "women" and "Tendency to consume", ۵۲ papers wereextracted from the databases of Embase, Scopus, PubMed, SID, Magiran and Medlib in the timeinterval from February ۲۰۱۵ till February ۲۰۲۲. Finally, ۱۰ papers were selected to be analyzedusing observational and descriptive ways with the PRISMA method.Results: The results revealed that the main reasons for hookah consumption among womenincluded entertainment and family gatherings, encouragement and companionship of the spouse,attracting attention in the family, misconceptions about consumption, low price of hookah.Conclusion: According to the results of the research, the tendency towards addiction and hookahconsumption among women is increasing. This increase can be due to the lack of effectiveeducational programs, easy access, and acceptance of hookah use in family gatherings. Thesignificant prevalence of hookah use in women can put them in danger of hookah addiction and itsside effects in the future. Therefore, to prevent this tragedy, awareness of the dangers of hookahconsumption through mass media, and informing people in mosques and health centers isrecommended.

کلیدواژه ها:

Hookah ، Consumption ، Women ، Systematic Review.