Effectiveness of School-based Smoking Prevention Program on Ecological Model in Adolescents.
10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.3.327
- Author:
Yeon Hee CHOI
1
;
Young Sun HA
;
Min Ah PARK
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. hajin24@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Ecological system;
Tobacco smoking;
Prevention;
Schools;
Adolescents
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Ecosystem;
Humans;
Smoke;
Smoking
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2012;23(3):327-337
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study examined the effectiveness of an adolescent school-based smoking prevention program. METHODS: The study was done with a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of the present study were 399 non-smoking high school students in Kyongbuk province. The subjects were divided into 184 experimental group members in G city who participated in a school-based smoking prevention program and 216 control group members in K city who did not participate. Data were collected from June to November 2011. collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 18.0 through chi2-test, independent t-test and ANCOVA. RESULTS: The experimental group had significantly increased knowledge of smoking, knowledge of smoking prevention program, attitude of smoking, skill of smoking prevention in comparison to the control group. CONCLUSION: The school-based smoking prevention program delivered to non-smoking adolescents is an effective method of encouraging smoking prevention and can be utilized as an effective nursing intervention for non-smoking adolescents.
