NCT04036474

Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of School-based Smoking Prevention Education Program Among Non-smoking Adolescents

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 145 (actual)
• Sponsor: National University of Singapore · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Preventing smoking among adolescents is critical to end the epidemic of smoking in Malaysia. Despite the implementation of several smoking prevention programs, the prevalence of adolescent smoking and experimenting with tobacco in Malaysia is still increasing. Therefore, the purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Smoking Prevention Education Programs (SPEP) in preventing the smoking initiation among non-smoker adolescents based on their smoking status on follow-up and smoking intention, which includes; attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control as described by the Theory of Planned Behaviour. A total of 140 Primary five students (non- smokers) were involved in this study. Four schools in Kuantan district were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention schools received a lecture on the hazards of smoking and SPEP intervention whereas the control schools received just a lecture on the hazards of smoking. The questionnaires and exhale carbon monoxide levels were first assessed at baseline and then again after three months.

Conditions

• Smoking Behaviors

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Smoking Prevention Education Program	The SPEP consisted of three lessons and each lesson took one to two hours to be implemented. SPEP was conducted through direct and indirect method. Direct method was conducted through lectures, question and answer, role play and educational videos. The tools used were video projectors and Power Point presentations. On the other hand, the indirect method was done through distributing of badge buttons and fridge magnets "Be Free from Smoking". This method brought a simple message to increase awareness among adolescents to prevent smoking uptake. All instruments and protocols in this intervention were pilot tested to confirm feasibility and cultural appropriateness.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-07-01
• Primary completion: 2017-01-28
• Completion: 2017-01-28
• First posted: 2019-07-29
• Last updated: 2019-07-30