School-based tobacco-control programming and student smoking behaviour

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 169-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
DA Murnaghan ◽  
ST Leatherdale ◽  
M Sihvonen ◽  
P Kekki
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
School Health ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Smoking Behaviour ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Based

The study examined the association of a school-based tobacco-control program with students’ smoking behaviour over time using three cross-sectional, provincial census datasets (grade 10 students in 1999, grade 11 students in 2000, grade 12 students in 2001). Data were collected from all secondary schools in Prince Edward Island (Canada) using the Tobacco module of the School Health Action, Planning and Evaluation System (SHAPES). The proportion of regular smokers increased from grade 10 (22.3%) to grade 12 (27.8%, χ2 = 10.35, df = 1, p $lt; 0.001). Being exposed to different school-based tobacco programs and policies in grades 10 and 11 was not associated with the smoking behaviour of grade 12 students. The strongest predictors of smoking behaviour were having friends or close family members who smoke. This preliminary evidence suggests that programs and policies associated with banning smoking and enforcing smoking restrictions at school may be insufficient unless they also address the influence of smoking peers and family members and link to comprehensive programming within the broader context of other community and policy level interventions.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of School Based Recruitment Procedures and Modular Data Collections

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-78
Author(s):  
Rashid Ahmed ◽  
Scott T. Leatherdale ◽  
Steve R. Manske ◽  
Jessica Reid ◽  
Robin Burkhalter
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
School Health ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
School Based ◽  
Data Collections ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: The School Health Action, Planning and Evaluation System (SHAPES) is a school-based data collection and knowledge exchange system designed to improve the health of youth. This paper outlines the design of the SHAPES study, examines the impact of different school recruitment models on participation rates, and examines the impact of using two different research modules during data collection on the prevalence of core behaviours being measured. Methods: In total, 76 schools were recruited from seven health regions and data were collected using the SHAPES Tobacco (TM) and Physical Activity Modules (PAM). Results: It was found that school recruitment rates were higher when both the researchers and the health unit, worked together to recruit schools. Significant differences were found between students who completed the TM and students who completed the PAM with respect to body mass index, smoking susceptibility, the number of friends who smoke, and the number of active friends. Conclusions: This paper provides valuable real-world insight for future researchers interested in performing population-level school-based studies of youth risk behaviours. Our experience suggests that a modular approach to data collection is feasible and that recruitment rates are improved when researchers work in collaboration with health unit staff who have existing relationships with schools.

scholarly journals A study of the effectiveness of school health education programs on selected mosquito borne diseases: school based cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayanthi Sureshbabu ◽  
Senthilvel Vasudevan ◽  
Priyanka Raj
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
School Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Health Education

Background: School health education programs provide a convenient platform for engaging the students in health promotion activities. Public health problems like mosquito borne diseases cannot be controlled without active participation of the community and students are a resourceful component of the community who can be encouraged to take up activities to control mosquito borne diseases in the community.Methods: School-based cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2010 to March 2011 among 508 school students selected at random from students studying in the eighth to tenth standard. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.Results: Totally 508 students were included in this study. The number of students unaware of the stages in the mosquito life cycle and the mosquito’s resting habits reduced from 420 (82.68%) to 19 (3.74%) and 103 (20.28%) to 13 (2.56%) respectively. The number of students with correct knowledge of the biting habits of the female mosquito and personal protection (PP) measures increased from 31.69% to 97.05% with statistically highly significant (p <0.0001) and 52.95% to 74.21% respectively.Conclusions: The present study suggested that the school health education program is effective in creating awareness and increasing the knowledge regarding mosquito borne diseases among school children and possibilities of successfully engaging the community at large in the fight against mosquito borne diseases. The need would be to sustain this activity and implement it in schools as part of the vector borne disease control programme.

One-year changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior among adolescents: the Croatian Physical Activity in Adolescence Longitudinal Study (CRO-PALS)

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lovro Štefan ◽  
Maroje Sorić ◽  
Antonela Devrnja ◽  
Vilko Petrić ◽  
Marjeta Mišigoj-Duraković
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Energy Expenditure ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
School Health ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
School Students

Abstract Background Little is known about the concurrent change in physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB) and sport participation (SP) during adolescence. The main purpose of this prospective and partly objective study was to simultaneously investigate PA, SBs and SP changes between the 1st and 2nd grades of high school in urban adolescents. Methods In this 1-year follow-up study, the participants were 81 secondary-school students (28 boys and 53 girls) aged 15.5 years at the baseline. PA was assessed with the SenseWear Armband multi-sensor activity monitor, while SBs were assessed by using School Health Action, Planning and Evaluation System (SHAPES) PA questionnaire. The SHAPES questionnaire was supplemented with two questions inquiring about SP in organized sports in school and outside of school. Results PA decreased markedly in both genders between the 1st and 2nd grades of high school. Total energy expenditure (TEE) was reduced by 13 kcal/kg/day on average in boys and by 10 kcal/kg/day in girls (p for both <0.001), while mean daily active energy expenditure (AEE) decreased by 7 kcal/kg/day (p < 0.001) and 3 kcal/kg/day (p = 0.04) in boys and girls, respectively. Similarly, the amount of moderate PA declined by 49 min/day in boys and 21 min/day in girls (p for both <0.001). At the same time vigorous PA was cut by 14 min/day (p < 0.001) and 3 min/day (p = 0.003) in boys and girls, respectively. Conversely, time spent in SBs did not show any change. Conclusion In conclusion, a decline in PA between the 1st and 2nd grades of high school was marked but was not accompanied with an increase in SBs. Policies aimed at increasing PA should be targeting the period of entering secondary school to offset the observed drop in PA.

scholarly journals Visibility of smoking among school­teachers in Spain and associations with student smoking: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e018736 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Julián Escario ◽  
Anna V Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Smoking Behaviour ◽  
Adolescent Smoking ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
National Plan ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Based ◽  
Smoking Policies ◽  
The Impact

ObjectiveLimited research has examined the association between smoking among schoolteachers and student smoking. This paper seeks to assess whether smoking visibility on school grounds among schoolteachers is associated with student smoking. We examine both smoking behaviour and the number of cigarettes consumed.MethodsWe use a school-based cross-sectional survey carried out by the Spanish Government’s Delegation for the National Plan on Drugs. A total of 27 503 students between 14 and 18 years of age completed an anonymous survey in 2013. Count data regressions were used to assess the association between observed teacher smoking and adolescent smoking behaviour.ResultsHigh levels of visibility of teacher smoking on school grounds increased the odds of being a smoker among students (OR=2.09 and OR=1.64, for the highest levels of visibility), but the impact on the quantity of cigarettes smoked, although positive, was not significant.ConclusionTeacher smoking on school grounds is associated with student smoking behaviour. Consequently, smoking policies designed to prevent adolescent smoking should address this important social environment.

The School Health Action, Planning and Evaluation System (SHAPES)

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Manske ◽  
Chris Lovato ◽  
Scott Leatherdale ◽  
Donna Murnaghan ◽  
Mari Alice Jolin
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
School Health ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Health Action

scholarly journals Integrating Public Health Policy, Practice, Evaluation, Surveillance, and Research: The School Health Action Planning and Evaluation System

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 648-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Cameron ◽  
Stephen Manske ◽  
K. Stephen Brown ◽  
Mari Alice Jolin ◽  
Donna Murnaghan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
School Health ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Health Action

Characteristics of school-based health services associated with students’ mental health

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Denny ◽  
Hamish Howie ◽  
Sue Grant ◽  
Ross Galbreath ◽  
Jennifer Utter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Services ◽  
School Health ◽  
Cluster Randomized Trial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Based

Objective School-based health services (SBHS) have been shown to improve access to mental health services but the evidence of their effectiveness on students’ mental health is lacking. Our objective was to examine associations between variation in the provision of SBHS and students’ mental health. Methods A cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative health and well-being survey of 8500 New Zealand high school students conducted in March–November 2012. Students’ mental health is related to data on school health services obtained from clinic leaders and clinicians from 90 participating high schools. Results After adjustment for socio-demographic differences in students between schools, increasing levels of services were associated with progressively lower levels of student-reported depressive symptoms (p = 0.002), emotional and behavioural difficulties (p = 0.004) and suicidality (p = 0.008). Services with greater levels of nursing hours (p = 0.02) and those that performed routine, comprehensive psychosocial assessments (p = 0.01) were both associated with lower levels of student-reported depressive symptoms. Greater levels of nursing hours and doctor hours were associated with lower self-reported suicidality among students. Conclusions Although a causal association between school-based health services and students’ mental health cannot be demonstrated, these findings support the benefit of such services and the need for a cluster randomized trial.

scholarly journals Awareness and Perceptions on Health Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs among Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Thet Thet Hnin ◽  
Nang Naing Naing Shein ◽  
San Kyu Kyu Aye
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Warning Labels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Warning ◽  
Tobacco Control Program ◽  
Cigarette Packs

Backgrounds. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of premature deaths. Tobacco control remains a top priority, and health warning labels (HWLs) are one of the recommended methods. This study is aimed at examining the awareness and perceptions of HWLs on cigarette packs among smokers. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 240 smokers who were randomly recruited from three townships in Mandalay in 2018. A face-to-face interview was done using a questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyse the data. Results. About half were 18-40 years old; the majority were males (96.3%) and smokers (93.4%). Nearly all respondents noticed both pictorial warning and text messages, and about half could identify the current size of HWLs. Most of the smokers generally had positive perceptions and opinions on HWLS, and they strongly supported it. About 75% intended to reduce the number of cigarettes, and 18% were willing to quit within 6 months. Those who desired to reduce the number of cigarettes were more likely to quit within 6 months (aOR=7.6, 95% CI 1.6-35.9 and aOR=19.6, 95% CI 13.0-294.7 for those who had a little and strong desire, respectively). Conclusion. Awareness status and perceptions of the respondents were acceptable, and HWLs have motivated smokers to quit smoking. The Tobacco Control Program needs to strengthen the tobacco control law that prohibits selling loosies in order to maximize the benefits of HWLs.

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