J Korean Acad Nurs.  2014 Dec;44(6):649-659. 10.4040/jkan.2014.44.6.649.

Effect of School-based Peer Leader Centered Smoking Prevention Program

• Shin SR
• Oh PJ
• Youn HK
• Shin SH

• KMID: 2129556
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2014.44.6.649

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a school-based peer leader centered smoking prevention program.
METHODS
Non-equivalent control group with a pre/post-test design was used. Students (n=174) in two boys' junior high schools located in D city, Korea participated with 85 being selected for the experimental group and 89 for the control group. Five sessions were given to the experimental group and a 50 minute lecture to the control group. Knowledge, attitude, non-smoking intention, and non-smoking efficacy were measured for the both experimental and control group at two weeks before the program and one month after the program was completed. Data were analyzed using chi2-test, Fisher's exact test, independent t-test and paired t-test with the SPSS 21.0 program.
RESULTS
The experimental group showed higher overall knowledge, negative attitude toward smoking, and higher non-smoking intention and efficacy. After receiving the school based peer leader centered smoking prevention program scores for attitude toward smoking and non-smoking efficacy increased in the experimental group were higher than in the control group.
CONCLUSION
The school-based peer leader centered smoking prevention program needs longitudinal evaluation, but from this study, there is an indication that this program can be used with junior high school students and effectively change students' attitude toward smoking and promote non-smoking efficacy.

Keyword

Smoking; Program development; Adolescent; Peer group

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Peer Group
*Program Evaluation
Questionnaires
School Health Services
Smoking/*prevention & control
Students/*psychology

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