Lise Öğrencilerinde Sigara Konusunda Yürütülecek Olan Akran Eğitiminin Sigara Kullanma Davranışı Üzerine Etkisi
Project no. 22707 · Status: Kapanmış · 2021
Summary
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>Tobacco use is the most important cause of death and preventable diseases in the world and in Turkey. Smoking is spreading with an increasing rate among youth. Aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of peer education on changing the smoking behaviour of high-schoolers’.</p><p><strong>Metods</strong></p><p>This is a quasi-experimental education interventional study. Education was administered between March 2021 - January 2022 to young people with low academic skill and who live in disadvantaged districts where the researchers had previous experience. Within the scope of the training program that blends peer education and photovoice technique, respectively; a preliminary assessment study was conducted, including measures of smoking frequency, cigarette exposure, and health literacy, peer educators were identified, the peer educators were trained by the researchers, while the researchers organized social activities and seminars at the school, the peer educators worked with their peers, and at the end assessment study was repeated. Ethics Committee Permission and voluntary consent of students/parents were obtained for the conduct of the study.</p><p><strong>Results </strong></p><p>In the preliminary findings, 389 students were reached, mostly male (93%). In the pre-intervention group, the frequency of smoking was 33% and the frequency of tobacco exposure was 55%. Rate of smoking (%20) and indoor exposure (45%) in the post-intervention group was significantly lower than the pre-intervention group. The Health Literacy level of the post-intervention group improved significantly compared to the pre-intervention group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions </strong></p><p>Photovoice combined with peer education was be beneficial in reducing smoking behavior in adolescents. To observe the behavior change, longer-term observations are recommended.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> photovoice, peer education, adolescents </p>