title: Tobacco and alcohol use outcomes of a school-based intervention in New Delhi.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To reduce tobacco use among adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty schools in New Delhi, India, were randomly assigned to 3 conditions: school-based and family-based intervention, school-based intervention only, or control group. Students were in the seventh grade at pretest (N = 4,776). The smoking intervention included posters, booklets, classroom activities, debates, and a signature campaign. The family intervention involved home activities. The survey measured tobacco knowledge, attitudes, offers, use, and intentions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intervention students were significantly less likely than controls to have been offered, received, experimented with, or have intentions to use tobacco.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The project had a significant impact on tobacco use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
authors.forename: K Srinath
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Cheryl L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Bijay
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Arti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kohli
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lytle
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stigler
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prabhakaran
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention