title: Evaluation of a structured alcohol education course in a secondary school system in north Italy.
abstract: The authors describe the results of an alcohol education course given to 2166 high school students in the area of Padua, Italy. An evaluation was performed, utilizing a before and after technique: it was shown that baseline knowledge of relevant information on alcohology was similar among younger and older teenagers; also, baseline information and course gain varied according to question content.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools