Schools, Tobacco, Tobacco Prevention
Conditions
Brief summary
A two armed randomized trial is evaluating the effect of the medical-student-delivered school-based intervention Education Against Tobacco on the smoking behavior of adolescents in 7-11th grade of secondary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The primary endpoint is the change in smoking prevalence between the two groups.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEducation Against Tobacco School-Based Intervention
Sponsors
University of Dhaka
University of Giessen
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 20 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Visiting grades 7-9 of regular secondary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Exclusion criteria
Not fulfilling inclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Smoking prevalence measured via questionnaire. | 12 months follow-up |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking onset: Difference in the number of new smokers at 12 months of follow-up who were not present at baseline | Baseline and 12 months | — |
| Difference in the number of new non-smokers at 12 months of follow-up who were smoking at baseline | Baseline and 12 months | — |
| Relevant differences due to the theory of planned behaviour between the two groups measured via questionnaire. | Baseline and 12 months | Difference in attitude towards smoking between the two groups at 12 months follow-up measured via questionnaires. |
Outcome results
None listed