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Effect of school based education about tobacco on the knowledge and exposure to Second Hand Tobacco Smoke among adolescents

Effectiveness of a school-based tobacco free intervention on adolescentsâ?? knowledge and exposure to Second Hand Tobacco Smoke â?? A multiphase study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/09/015706
Enrollment
250
Registered
2018-09-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Health education: The intervention consists of 40 min session delivered once a week for 3 consecutive weeks by the principal investigator (PI). The first session will address tobacco an

Sponsors

Public Health foundation of India PHFI
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students with salivary cotinine levels of > 0.1 ng/mL

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students whose sibling is already a participant in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the knowledge and attitude about Second Hand Smoke among 12 year old school children in Mangalore, India, to identify salivary cotinine levels and to develop effective school based intervention to improve adolescentsâ?? knowledge and attitude towards Second Hand Smoke and to promoting smoke free homes.Timepoint: 3rd month, 6th month and at 12 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Any other outcomes in addition to the primary outcomesTimepoint: 3rd month, 6th month and 12 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ashwini Rao

Manipal College of Dental Sciences

ashwini.rao@manipal.edu09845337155

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026