Effectiveness of a School-based Tobacco Prevention Program for Middle School Students in Saudi Arabia: A Controlled Trial.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 634
- 主要终点
- Change from baseline prevalence of tobacco use at one week and at 2 years [Questionnaire]
研究概览
简要总结
This study evaluated a school-based tobacco program, "Dentists Fighting Nicotine Dependence (DFND)", to prevent the initiation of tobacco use among middle school students in Saudi Arabia using a social competences/social influence approaches.
详细描述
A quasi-experimental controlled trial design was utilized. Eight middle schools were selected from the regional education registry; four allocated to treatment arm and four to control arm.
A total of 28 seventh grade classes were included in the study; 14 served as treatment and 14 as control arms. All students present in these classes on the initial visit were invited to take part in the study [Treatment=379; Control=255].
The treatment arm received the new tobacco prevention program (DFND) whereas the control arm received only the regular tobacco prevention program administered by the Department of Education. DFND was delivered by trained health educators over 5 weeks, two sessions per week. Two follow up surveys were administered; at one week and at two years post-intervention. Study outcomes were current tobacco use, knowledge about tobacco, attitude toward not using tobacco, and perceived behavioral control (PBC) of tobacco use. Covariates included sex, parent education, academic performance, absenteeism, student allowance, and religiosity.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 15 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Students in 7th grade
- •Gave verbal assent
排除标准
- •no assent
研究组 & 干预措施
DFND Program
"Dentist Fighting Nicotine Dependence, (DFND)" intervention program consisted primarily of a 10-session curriculum, each session lasting about an hour. The curriculum was comprehensive and incorporated information about tobacco and its adverse health effects, social influences, and social competence skills. DFND was administered over 5 weeks, at a rate of 2 sessions per week. Each session lasts an hour. Fourteen classrooms in four schools represented the experimental arm and received DFND.
干预措施: DFND Program (Behavioral)
Informational Booklet
Fourteen classrooms in four schools represented the No Intervention arm (control). They received only an informational booklet about tobacco adverse health effects.
结局指标
主要结局
Change from baseline prevalence of tobacco use at one week and at 2 years [Questionnaire]
时间窗: One week and Two years after the completion of the intervention
Questionnaire administered one week and 2 years post-intervention: current use of tobacco
次要结局
- Change from baseline knowledge about tobacco at one week and at 2 years [Questionnaire](One week and two years after the completion of the intervention)
- Change from baseline in perceived behavioral control at one week and at 2 years [Questionnaire](One week and two years after the completion of the intervention)
- Change from baseline in attitude towards not using tobacco at one week and at two years[Questionnaire](One week and two years after the completion of the intervention)
研究者
Dania Alagili
Associate Professor
King Abdulaziz University