title: Efficacy of a smoking cessation program in a population of adolescent smokers in vocational schools: a public health evaluative controlled study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To evaluate the public health efficacy of a community-based smoking cessation program (TABADO) among vocational school trainees (15 to 20 years old).
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective, controlled, quasi-experimental study was conducted in eight vocational training centres (VTC) in France. The intervention group underwent the TABADO program, which included a general information session for all students and small-group sessions plus individual counselling and nicotine therapy, if needed, for volunteers in an enhanced program. The control group received no specific intervention other than the educational services usually available. The primary outcome was 30-day point prevalence abstinence at 12 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the 1,814 students included was 16.9 years (SD = 1.0); 84.7% were males. At baseline, 52% were smokers and 5.7% ex-smokers. In the intervention group, 24.6% of smokers volunteered for the enhanced program and 18.1% could be included. By 12-month follow-up, with participants lost to follow-up considered non-abstinent, 10.6% of smokers in the intervention group had become abstinent versus 7.4% in the control group (adjusted p = 0.03; odds ratio [OR] = 1.8; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.05-3.0); considering lost to follow-up as missing data, 17% of intervention group participants were abstinent versus 11.9% in the control group (univariate p = 0.08; adjusted p = 0.008; OR = 2.1; 95% CI = 1.2-3.6).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The TABADO program, targeting teenagers in vocational schools, was effective in producing a higher 12-month abstinence rate among all smokers in the intervention group.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Clinical trial identification number is NTC00973570.
authors: INSERM, CIC-EC, CIE6, Nancy F-54 000, France. l.minary@chu-nancy.fr
authors: Laetitia
authors: L
authors: Minary
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Cambon
authors: Hervé
authors: H
authors: Martini
authors: Nathalie
authors: N
authors: Wirth
authors: Dovi S
authors: DS
authors: Acouetey
authors: Francine
authors: F
authors: Thouvenot
authors: Céline
authors: C
authors: Maire
authors: Yves
authors: Y
authors: Martinet
authors: Abraham
authors: A
authors: Bohadana
authors: Denis
authors: D
authors: Zmirou-Navier
authors: François
authors: F
authors: Alla
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012572:School Health Services; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014829:Vocational Education; D055815:Young Adult