Examining Smoke-Free Coalitions in Armenia and Georgia: Baseline Community Capacity

Autor/inn/en	Berg, Carla J.; Dekanosidze, Ana; Torosyan, Arevik; Grigoryan, Lilit; Sargsyan, Zhanna; Hayrumyan, Varduhi; Topuridze, Marina; Sturua, Lela; Harutyunyan, Arusyak; Kvachantiradze, Lela; Maglakelidze, Nino; Gamkrelidze, Amiran; Abovyan, Romela; Bazarchyan, Alexander; Kegler, Michelle C.
Titel	Examining Smoke-Free Coalitions in Armenia and Georgia: Baseline Community Capacity
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 34 (2019) 5, S.495-504 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyz024
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Smoking; Public Health; Developing Nations; Community Programs; Health Programs; Health Education; Community Education; Differences; Comparative Analysis; Armenia; Georgia Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rauchen; Gesundheitswesen; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; ; Gemeinschaftserziehung; Nachbarschaftserziehung; Unterscheiden; Armenien
Abstract	Local coalitions can advance public health initiative but have not been widely used or well-studied in low- and middle-income countries. This paper provides (i) an overview of an ongoing matched-pairs community-randomized controlled trial in 28 communities in Armenia and Georgia (N = 14/country) testing local coalitions to promote smoke-free policies/enforcement and (ii) characteristics of the communities involved. In July-August 2018, key informants (e.g. local public health center directors) were surveyed to compare their non-communicable disease (NCD) and tobacco-related activities across countries and across condition (intervention/control). More than half of the informants (50.0-57.1%) reported their communities had programs addressing hypertension, diabetes, cancer and human papilloma virus, with 85.7% involving community education and 32.1% patient education programs. Eleven communities (39.3%) addressed tobacco control, all of which were in Georgia. Of those, all included public/community education and the majority (72.7-81.8%) provided cessation counseling/classes, school/youth prevention programs, healthcare provider training or activities addressing smoke-free environments. Informants in Georgia versus Armenia perceived greater support for tobacco control from various sectors (e.g. government, community). No differences were found by condition assignment. This paper provides a foundation for presenting subsequent analyses of this ongoing trial. These analyses indicate wide variability regarding NCD-related activities and support across communities and countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01