Tobacco use among Japanese schoolchildren: results from preliminary study of Japan adolescent smoking survey (JASS)

Minagawa, Kimino; Nishioka, Nobuki; Kawabata, Toshinori; Takahashi, Hiroyuki; Mochizuki, Yoshikatsu; Nozu, Yuji; Nakamura, Masakazu; Ichimura, Kunio; Okajima, Yoshiki; Iwai, Kouichi; Okada, Kanako; Watanabe, Masaki; Takaishi, Masahiro

doi:10.1093/heapro/7.1.37

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“…The smoking rate among adults in Taiwan has declined, while in contrast the smoking rate among young people has risen (Taiwan Tobacco Control 2009Annual Report, 2009. Studies indicated that many students had their first experience of smoking in the 5 th and 6 th grade of elementary school (Escobedo, Anda, Smith, Remington, & Mast, 1990;Minagawa, et al, 1992). In Taiwan, 23.2% of ever-smoking high school students started smoking before reaching the age of 10 (Taiwan Tobacco Control 2009Annual Report, 2009.…”

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The Impact of a Pharmacist-Conducted Interactive Anti-Smoking Education Program on the Attitudes and Knowledge of High School Students

Wu¹,

Shen²,

Chang³

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Introduction: Smoking among adolescents remains a major concern because of its long term health hazards. An effective adolescent-specific anti-smoking education is needed. Objectives: To measure the impact of a school-based tobacco prevention program provided by pharmacists on the attitudes and knowledge of senior high students. Methods: An anti-smoking program specifically aimed at high school students was developed by pharmacists and introduced to 354 students inTaiwan. It consisted of a role play and a lecture. The students were asked to complete a structural questionnaire right before and after the intervention. Results: After the intervention, the average of the total attitude scores increased from 41.7 to 43.2 (p = 0.001), and the total knowledge scores increased from 6.4 to 8.2 (p < 0.001). The average practice score was 31.2 (maximum score = 50) and the result suggested that the practice score was associated with attitude rather than knowledge. Conclusion: This pharmacist-conducted anti-smoking program for high school students resulted in positive changes regarding both attitude and knowledge. This suggests that further anti-smoking programs targeting students would be effective in helping to prevent youth smoking.