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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/88796, first published .
Hand holding phone displaying "Islamic faith-based smoking cessation intervention" with Saudi flag and mosque

Acceptability and Feasibility of an Islamic Faith-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Delivered via WhatsApp for Muslim Smokers in Saudi Arabia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Acceptability and Feasibility of an Islamic Faith-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Delivered via WhatsApp for Muslim Smokers in Saudi Arabia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Abdullah Kalantan   1 , BSc, MPH, PhD ;   Samantha Marsh   1 , BCom, BSc, MPH, PhD ;   Sarah S Monshi   2 , MHA, PhD ;   Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin   3 , MBChB, MPM, PhD ;   Chris Bullen   1 , MBChB, MPH, PhD

1 Department of General Practice and Primary Healthcare, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

2 Department of Health Administration and Hospitals, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

3 Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia and University Malaya Centre of Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Corresponding Author:

  • Abdullah Kalantan, BSc, MPH, PhD
  • Department of General Practice and Primary Healthcare
  • School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland
  • Level 2, Building 507, 22-30 Park Ave, Grafton Campus
  • Auckland 1142
  • New Zealand
  • Phone: 64 273393244
  • Email: akal440@aucklanduni.ac.nz