Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Health education
Control
Sponsors
Omotayo Francis Fagbule
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The secondary schools must be located within the two selected LGAs included in the study. In 4.5 above only Two LGAs will be selected 2. The secondary schools must have classes up to the SSS 1 classes. 3. Participants will be students attending either a public or private secondary school. 4. The participants must be adolescents (age 10 – 19 years20). 5. The students (male and female) must be in the SSS 1 classes. 6. The secondary schools must have classes up to the SSS 1 classes.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Secondary schools not registered with the State Government will be excluded from the study 2. Schools whose principals do not agree to their schools’ participation in the study, despite detailed explanation and advocacy effort by the researcher. 3. Consenting adolescents whose parents or legal guidance refuse their participation in the study will be excluded from the study. 4. Students who do not intend to remain in the school throughout the duration of the study (data collection and interventions) 5. Schools that have offered structured tobacco-related health education in the past 12 months. 6. Schools without an adequate number of students in the class of interest (SSS 1) will be excluded from the study. This information will be ascertained by asking the principal of the selected schools. 7. Students who are not adolescents as defined by the WHO (between the ages of 10 – 19 years).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adolescents smoking intention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge of constituents, oral and general health effects of tobacco use;Perception of tobacco use | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactOlubunmi Oni
Senior Registrar
Outcome results
None listed