Multilevel Prevention Trial of Alcohol Use Among American Indian and White High School Students in the Cherokee Nation.
Am J Public Health
; 107(3): 453-459, 2017 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a multilevel intervention designed to prevent underage alcohol use among youths living in the Cherokee Nation.METHODS:
We randomly assigned 6 communities to a control, Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA; a community-organizing intervention targeting alcohol access) only, CONNECT (a school-based universal screening and brief intervention) only, or a combined condition. We collected quarterly surveys 2012-2015 from students starting in 9th and 10th grades and ending in 11th and 12th grades. Response rates ranged from 83% to 90%; 46% of students were American Indian (of which 80% were Cherokee) and 46% were White only.RESULTS:
Students exposed to CMCA, CONNECT, and both showed a significant reduction in the probability over time of 30-day alcohol use (25%, 22%, and 12% reduction, respectively) and heavy episodic drinking (24%, 19%, and 13% reduction) compared with students in the control condition, with variation in magnitude of effects over the 2.5-year intervention period.CONCLUSIONS:
CMCA and CONNECT are effective interventions for reducing alcohol use among American Indian and other youths living in rural communities. Challenges remain for sustaining intervention effects.
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Asunto principal:
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
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Indígenas Norteamericanos
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Población Blanca
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
2017
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Article