[Smoking prevention and control among students of middle schools in Shanghai].
OBJECTIVE
To appraise the effectiveness of a school-based smoking control program and explore the effective smoking prevention and control intervention model in middle schools.


METHODS
Through two phase cluster sampling, students in grade 1 and grade 2 of two schools were assigned to intervention group and control group. Comprehensive smoking intervention was implemented in the intervention group for one year. The assessment was carried out through three phases: baseline, after intervention, and 6-month after intervention.


RESULTS
After intervention, the proportion of attempt smoking rate in the recent one year decreased from 9.7% to 4.2% and the heavy passive smoking rate declined from 15.5% to 12.2%. In addition, some knowledge, attitudes and skills related to tobacco prevention among the students in the intervention group were significantly improved and most effects can be sustained at 6-month follow up survey.


CONCLUSIONS
It is concluded that tobacco control in middle school was effective and feasible and it should be closely integrated with tobacco control in the community.
Zheng
Pin-Pin
PP
School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Cui
Hong-Wei
HW
Fu
Ying-Ying
YY
Yang
Shun-Ying
SY
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013334:Students; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution