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## Background The relationship between smoking and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is still topical with mixed epidemiological evidence. However, the pandemic may affect people’s beliefs toward smoking as well as their smoking behavior and quit intentions. Considering high smoking rates in Jordan, our current study aimed to assess the following domains in a community-based sample from Jordan: (i) the beliefs that surround smoking/vaping and COVID-19 and (ii) the pandemic impact on smoking behavior and quit intention. ## Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Jordan from March 9 to March 16, 2021, utilizing a web-based structured questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised 13 items on sociodemographic, health, and smoking profiles, 14 items to assess beliefs surrounding COVID-19 and the use of combustible cigarettes (CCs), waterpipe (WP), and electronic cigarettes (ECs), and 12 items to assess the pandemic impact on smoking behavior and quit intention. ## Results Of 2424 survey respondents who participated in our study, there were 1163 never-smokers, 1044 current smokers, and 217 ex-smokers. The mean age of participants was 35.2 years (SD: 11.06). Most participants have

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Author

Ala’a B. Al-Tammemi; Muna Barakat; Dua’a Al Tamimi; Sami A. Alhallaq; Dima M. Al Hasan; Ghena M. Khasawneh; Khalil Abu Naqera; Raghad M. Jaradat; Fadi W. Farah; Hindya O. Al-Maqableh; Alaa Abuawad; Bayan Othman; Zeinab Tarhini; Hamza Odeh; Moawiah Khatatbeh; Amal Akour; Musheer A. Aljaberi; László Róbert Kolozsvári

Published

2021

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EN

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Medicine (Health Sciences)