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A cluster sampling method was used to select hookah-smoking venues, and simple random sampling was applied to recruit participants. Data were collected using a demographic form, a questionnaire based on the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM), and a health warning questionnaire. Multiple linear regression was used to determine the predictors of intention to quit hookah smoking. Findings: The mean age of participants was 30.24\u00b18.29 years. The health warning was the strongest predictor of the intention to quit hookah smoking (\u03b2=0.359, P&lt;0.001). Among EPPM constructs and demographic variables, defensive motivation (\u03b2=-0.142, P=0.016), self-efficacy (\u03b2=0.139, P=0.016), perceived severity (\u03b2=0.128, P=0.032), and age (\u03b2=0.140, P=0.009) were significant predictors. The final regression model explained approximately 36% of the variance in intention to quit hookah (Adj-R2=0.356). 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