title: [Effect of school-based peer leader centered smoking prevention program].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a school-based peer leader centered smoking prevention program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Non-equivalent control group with a pre/post-test design was used. Students (n=174) in two boys' junior high schools located in D city, Korea participated with 85 being selected for the experimental group and 89 for the control group. Five sessions were given to the experimental group and a 50 minute lecture to the control group. Knowledge, attitude, non-smoking intention, and non-smoking efficacy were measured for the both experimental and control group at two weeks before the program and one month after the program was completed. Data were analyzed using χ²-test, Fisher's exact test, independent t-test and paired t-test with the SPSS 21.0 program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The experimental group showed higher overall knowledge, negative attitude toward smoking, and higher non-smoking intention and efficacy. After receiving the school based peer leader centered smoking prevention program scores for attitude toward smoking and non-smoking efficacy increased in the experimental group were higher than in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The school-based peer leader centered smoking prevention program needs longitudinal evaluation, but from this study, there is an indication that this program can be used with junior high school students and effectively change students' attitude toward smoking and promote non-smoking efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Rae
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Pok Ja
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Health Science & Social Welfare, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Youn
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. ffssh@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Sun Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Adolescent; Peer group; Program development; Smoking