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Autor/inn/en | Sadeghi, Reza; Masoudi, Mamood Reza; Khanjani, Narges |
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Titel | Health Communication Efforts to Reduce Hookah Use among Adolescents |
Quelle | In: American Journal of Health Education, 52 (2021) 3, S.127-136 (10 Seiten)
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Sadeghi, Reza) ORCID (Masoudi, Mamood Reza) ORCID (Khanjani, Narges) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1932-5037 |
DOI | 10.1080/19325037.2021.1902884 |
Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Smoking; Adolescents; Health Promotion; Incidence; Knowledge Level; Attitude Change; Program Effectiveness; Health Behavior; Behavior Change; Information Dissemination; Iran |
Abstract | Background: Hookah is addictive and hazardous for health, but it has become popular particularly among adolescence. Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Health Communication Efforts (HCE) based on the KAP model to reduce hookah use among adolescents in Sirjan, Iran. Methods: This was a pre- and postintervention study. Participants were 280 male and female adolescences who were selected randomly from the schools of Sirjan. The educational campaign was conducted for 3 months and participants were trained through interpersonal, group, organizational, and community channels and mass media. Data were collected by filling out a questionnaire (containing 35 questions) by the participants before the intervention and 3 months after. Data were analyzed by chi-square, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and paired t-test, through SPSS20 software. Results: The prevalence of hookah smoking was 43.9% among the adolescence. There was a significant change in the mean scores of knowledge, attitude, and practice after the HCE (p < 0.05). Also, the prevalence of hookah smoking among the target group for those who had ever consumed decreased from 8.9% to 4.3% and for those who used it occasionally decreased from 35% to 19.6%. The windshield survey before and 6 months after the intervention, conducted in two major parks in the city showed that the number of people smoking hookah decreased as well. Discussion: The HCE was effective in reducing hookah smoking, and raising knowledge, attitude, and practice among the adolescence of Sirjan. Hence, this KAP-based campaign can be used as an educational intervention for preventing hookah use among adolescents. Translation to Health Education Practice: This study supports the suitability of HCE as an intervention for reducing hookah use and changing the social norms against using hookah. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |