An Assessment of the Relationship Between the Quality of School-Based Tobacco Prevention Programs and Youth Tobacco Use

Autor:	Steven B. Pokorny, Stephanie M. Townsend, Carrie J. Curie, Michael Schoeny, Leonard A. Jason
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Tobacco use Social Psychology business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Individual level Substance use prevention Index score Environmental health Medicine Tobacco prevention Quality (business) School based School level business media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community. 24:47-60
ISSN:	1540-7330 1085-2352
DOI:	10.1300/j005v24n01_04
Popis:	SUMMARY This study presents data from an assessment of substance use prevention programs in 23 elementary and middle schools in northern and central Illinois. The quality of prevention programming was assessed based on program intensity, focus on tobacco, staff resources designated for prevention programs, and implementation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for tobacco prevention. Data from these four dimensions were used to calculate a Quality Index Score. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between individual level variables, school level variables and the outcomes of reported current tobacco use, intent to use tobacco in the coming year, and perceived efficacy of substance use prevention programs. No significant effects were found, indicating that exclusive use of even high quality school-based prevention programs may not be sufficient in changing youth behavior. However, school-based prevention programs may be an important compon...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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