[Smoking prevention and control among elementary school students in Xuhui district, Shanghai].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
; 26(10): 782-5, 2005 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16536304
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based smoking prevention and control intervention program among elementary school students. METHODS: Through two phase cluster sampling, 566 pupils in grade 4 and grade 5 of two schools were assigned to intervention group and control group. One year comprehensive smoking intervention was conducted in the intervention group. The assessment was carried out through three questionnaires: pre- and post-intervention, 6-month after intervention. RESULTS: After one year intervention, pupils in the intervention group significantly improved their knowledge and attitudes related to tobacco use. The rate of attempting smoking decreased form 7.8% to 2.6% and the rate of passive smoking from 53.6% to 41.8%. The difference between the intervention and control groups was statistically significant. However, several index started to decline at 6-month follow up survey. CONCLUSION: The result demonstrated the effectiveness and feasibility of tobacco control in elementary school and the positive effect must be developed.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Instituições Acadêmicas
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Prevenção do Hábito de Fumar
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Zh
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article