Table 1 Examples of coding and placing them in the categories and subcategories of TPB

“At the moment, I have no intention to quit WP, but I think about reducing”

Not having intention for quitting WP

Intention

“Quitting WP is useful for my health, it is harmful for lung, heart, teeth and pregnancy”

Quitting WP is in favor of the person

Attitude

“Quitting WP can lead to having beautiful skin, healthy lung and heart, and teeth”

Advantages/Disadvantages of quitting WP smoking

Behavioral belief

“Having beautiful skin, healthy heart, lung, and teeth are important for me”

Positive or negative evaluation

of quitting WP smoking

Evaluation of results

My mom encourages me to quit WP, and she says it is not acceptable for a girl to smoke WP.”

Feeling of social pressure for quitting WP smoking

Subjective

Norm

My friends and family around me smoke WP and none of them want to quit it.”

Individuals who would approve or disapprove quitting WP smoking

Normative beliefs

“I don’t like to quit WP until I really want to do it. Even if my family and friends encourage me to stop it, I may not follow their advices.”

Following/Not following the devices of significant others for quitting WP smoking

Motivation to comply

“I have a great ability to quit WP. If I plan, I will certainly quit it, but it is a difficult task”

People’s confidence that they are capable of quitting WP smoking

Perceived behavioral control

“I am unable to stop WP because of some barriers such as; it is a fun accessible. Its use is not addictive, and so on.)

Factors that enable person or make it difficult to quite WP smoking

Control belief

“Smoking WP as a fun, not being addictive, social-psychological problems, and having easy access to WP are obstacles that I am unable to quit WP smoking”

Feeling or not feeling in control of quitting WP smoking

Control power