Effects of a Single-Lesson Tobacco Prevention Curriculum on Knowledge, Skill Identification and Smoking Intention

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Stephen; Birch, David; Thyagaraj, Sujan; Teufel, James; Phillips, Cheryl
Titel	Effects of a Single-Lesson Tobacco Prevention Curriculum on Knowledge, Skill Identification and Smoking Intention
Quelle	In: Journal of Drug Education, 37 (2007) 1, S.55-69 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2379
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Identification; Smoking; Health Education; Sex; Statistical Analysis; Data Collection; Knowledge Level; Health Promotion; Program Design; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Rauchen; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Statistische Analyse; Data capture; Datensammlung; Wissensbasis; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung
Abstract	One in five students report experimenting with tobacco before the age of 13 and most prevention efforts take place in the school setting. This study measures the effect of a single-lesson tobacco prevention curriculum, conducted by a health education center, focusing on knowledge of tobacco, ability to identify refusal techniques, and intent not to smoke. Data were collected,via electronic keypads, from students visiting a non-school, health education center in Michigan (n = 704 intervention and 85 comparison). Contingency table Chi-squared tests and t-tests demonstrated that a single lesson can improve general knowledge and ability to identify appropriate refusal techniques. Improvement in intent not to smoke was not significant because both groups had very high intent prior to implementation. Similar to results from other programs, multivariate logistic regression of gender, general knowledge, and skill identification revealed that only the skill variable was associated with intent not to smoke at pretest. Recommendations are given for further research and for designing more effective curricula or programs. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10