TY - JOUR
T1 - Longitudinal effects of the European smoking prevention framework approach (ESFA) project in Spanish adolescents
AU - Ariza, Carles
AU - Nebot, Manel
AU - Tomás, Zoa
AU - Giménez, Emmanuel
AU - Valmayor, Sara
AU - Tarilonte, Visitación
AU - De Vries, Hein
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank G.Castillo, C.Cruz, M.A.Fernández, D.Gutiérrez, P.Palau, S.Segura and M.C.Velasco, nurses from Barcelona, for their important contribution to the Project. We would also like to thank all 53 schools (co-ordinators, teachers and students), without their contribution this study would not have been possible. Finally, we appreciate Emily Ahonen’s comments for the improvement of this manuscript. This research and intervention was supported by the grants: EC 2427/93 from the European Commission; Exp 99/748 from the Spanish Health Research Fund (FIS); RCESP, C03/09 from the Spanish Network of Epidemiology and Public Health Centres.
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - Background: To describe the effects of a Spanish smoking prevention programme in the context of an European project on regular smoking, in a sample of Barcelona adolescents. Method: A quasi-experimental design was conducted. An experimental group (EG) (1080 pupils) was exposed to programme and compared with a control group (CG) (872 students). The intervention included a school-based programme (16 sessions in 3 years), reinforcement of a smoke-free school policy, smoking cessation for teachers, brochures for parents and other community-based activities involving youth clubs and tobacco sales. Results: At 12 months, 4.5% of boys and 5.6% of girls were new smokers in the EG versus 6.7% and 11.7% in the CG (P < 0.001). At 36 months, 18.6% of boys and 31.2% of girls in the EG were regular smokers versus 21.6% of boys and 38.3% of girls in the CG (P < 0.001). The main factors associated with progression to regular smoking at 36 months were to be girl, to attend to a public school and to belong to the CG. Conclusion: These results endorse the effectiveness of multi-modal smoking prevention programmes, which include strategies with adults who influence adolescents.
AB - Background: To describe the effects of a Spanish smoking prevention programme in the context of an European project on regular smoking, in a sample of Barcelona adolescents. Method: A quasi-experimental design was conducted. An experimental group (EG) (1080 pupils) was exposed to programme and compared with a control group (CG) (872 students). The intervention included a school-based programme (16 sessions in 3 years), reinforcement of a smoke-free school policy, smoking cessation for teachers, brochures for parents and other community-based activities involving youth clubs and tobacco sales. Results: At 12 months, 4.5% of boys and 5.6% of girls were new smokers in the EG versus 6.7% and 11.7% in the CG (P < 0.001). At 36 months, 18.6% of boys and 31.2% of girls in the EG were regular smokers versus 21.6% of boys and 38.3% of girls in the CG (P < 0.001). The main factors associated with progression to regular smoking at 36 months were to be girl, to attend to a public school and to belong to the CG. Conclusion: These results endorse the effectiveness of multi-modal smoking prevention programmes, which include strategies with adults who influence adolescents.
KW - Adolescence
KW - Effect evaluation
KW - Multi-modal programme
KW - Smoking prevention
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U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/ckn050
DO - 10.1093/eurpub/ckn050
M3 - Article
C2 - 18562464
AN - SCOPUS:52949100159
SN - 1101-1262
VL - 18
SP - 491
EP - 497
JO - European Journal of Public Health
JF - European Journal of Public Health
IS - 5
ER -