Open AccessSmoking intervention programme for male secondary-school students in south-western Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mostafa A. Abolfotouh,
Mostafa Abdel Aziz,
Ibrahim A. Badawi,
Wale Alakija
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1997.3.1.90
Subject(s) - arabic , medicine , test (biology) , family medicine , demography , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , sociology , biology
A one-day antismoking programme was conducted for 289 students in a male secondary school in Abha, Saudi Arabia. The one-group pretest/post-test design to evaluate the programme was based on an Arabic version of the WHO standard questionnaire for young people. The results showed that the prevalence rate of regular smoking was 14.5%. The students showed marked variability in correct responses to various factual items. The programme had a significant impact on nonsmokers [P < 0.01] and prespecialty students [P < 0.01]. With the exception of smokers, the students showed an overall positive attitude towards public action, but the impact of the one-day programme was less than satisfactory