Islamic faith-based smoking cessation intervention
1 paper2 findings
- 1 lab
- Human trial1
Outcomes
2Cigarette abstinence
upin humans1
1 study
Cigarette abstinence
upin humans1
Islamic faith-based smoking cessation intervention increases cigarette abstinence in humans (31.3% (5/16) versus 18.8% (3/16)).
“Cigarette abstinence was also modestly higher in the intervention group than in the control group (5/16, 31.3% vs 3/16, 18.8%).”
Human trialMuslim smokers in Saudi Arabia; compared with smoking-related health messages only; descriptive exploratory results without statistical comparisonsreligious and smoking-related health messages delivered via WhatsApp44 WhatsApp messages over 21 days21 days
JMIR formative research15 Oct 2026
Complete abstinence from cigarettes and waterpipe
upin humans1
1 study
Complete abstinence from cigarettes and waterpipe
upin humans1
Islamic faith-based smoking cessation intervention increases complete abstinence from cigarettes and waterpipe in humans (23.5% (4/17) versus 17.6% (3/17)).
“Complete abstinence from both cigarettes and waterpipe was slightly higher in the intervention group (4/17, 23.5%) than in the control group (3/17, 17.6%).”
Human trialMuslim smokers in Saudi Arabia; compared with smoking-related health messages only; descriptive exploratory results without statistical comparisonsreligious and smoking-related health messages delivered via WhatsApp44 WhatsApp messages over 21 days21 daysn = 34
JMIR formative research15 Oct 2026