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| Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2002): |
Tobacco and alcohol use outcomes of a school-based intervention in New Delhi.
Full Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To reduce tobacco use among adolescents.
METHODS:
Thirty schools in New Delhi, India, were randomly assigned to 3 conditions:
school-based and family-based intervention, school-based intervention only, or control group. Students were in the seventh grade at pretest (N = 4,776). The smoking intervention included posters, booklets, classroom activities, debates, and a signature campaign. The family intervention involved home activities. The survey measured tobacco knowledge, attitudes, offers, use, and intentions.
RESULTS:
Intervention students were significantly less likely than controls to have been offered, received, experimented with, or have intentions to use tobacco.
CONCLUSION:
The project had a significant impact on tobacco use.
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Author information
Author/s: Reddy, K Srinath (KS); Arora, Monika (M); Perry, Cheryl L (CL); Nair, Bijay (B); Kohli, Arti (A); Lytle, Leslie A (LA); Stigler, Melissa (M); Prabhakaran, D (D);
Affiliation: Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
Grants: R03-TW00729 (Agency:United States FIC)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: American journal of health behavior (Am J Health Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2002 May-Jun; vol 26 (issue 3) : pp 173-81
Dates: Created 2002/05/20; Completed 2002/07/08; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12018753, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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