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Dear Chief in Editor Health literacy measurement tool design has recently engaged by health researchers around the world. In this regard, important steps have been taken especially in the design, testing and implementation of screening tools [1] but there is still no general agreement on the various tools for measuring health literacy. Since the level of literacy depends on the individual characteristics and the number of people in contact with the health system so various tools are required for different age groups, different stages of life and various health topics. The level of health literacy and the information needs of a pregnant woman are quite different with a person who has recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and this should be taken into account in measuring health literacy [2]. Recent studies about health literacy in recent years show that their focus is on designing tools and measuring general health literacy and so far only a few studies have considered the design of tools or the measurement of specific health literacy that focus on issues such as oral health, risk factors for chronic diseases, breast cancer, etc. [1-3]. Regarding smoking literacy definition as the capacity of individuals to understand and use health information related to smoking, researchers accessed only one study and one tool which were also about measuring smoking literacy in patients with asthma [4]. Regarding the prevalence of smoking, the latest national study conducted in Iran showed that 25% of the population aged 1865 years old were smokers [5]. Also in the latest study on the relationship between health literacy Journal of Research & Health Social Development & Health Promotion Research Center Vol. 8, No.4, Jul & Aug 2018 Pages: 296297 DOI: 10.29252/jrh.8.4.296 Letter to Editor

The need of design a tool to measure smoking literacy for Iranian society