Introduction: Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the world and one of the problems in all aspects of human civilization. Which preventable premature death of millions skilled and educated people seen in maximum efficiency ages.so the teaching strategies for preventing smoking in young people is a serious and urgent need. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the effect of training sessions by HBM on soldiers’ attitude to prevent smoking.

Materials and Methods: This experimental study was conducted in 2014, two groups from two battalions belonging to AJA training camp, divided into control and experimental groups and 30 soldiers of each group were randomly selected. Data were gathered by a questionnaire consisting of 47 questions based on health belief model (perceived susceptibility, benefits, barriers, self-efficacy, operating manuals). Data obtained before and after training on HBM, were analyzed using SPSS version 22.

Results: The paired t test on the knowledge and attitudes before and after the training phase of the study group showed a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) , independent t-test showed a sensitivity of all components of the health belief model, benefits, barriers, cues to action (except self-efficacy) in the experimental group after the intervention was significantly higher than before. (P<0.05).

Discussion and Conclusion: The results showed the effectiveness of the training sessions. It is recommended that training courses are required for continuous replicate.