Evaluation of a tobacco prevention program for children: ToPIC

Teresita Maria Smith; Brenda Talley; Mandy Hubbard; Carla Winn

doi:10.1080/07370010802421210

Evaluation of a tobacco prevention program for children: ToPIC

Teresita Maria Smith, Brenda Talley, Mandy Hubbard, Carla Winn

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Georgia Southern University

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This intervention study focused on evaluating the effectiveness of teaching tobacco prevention in children using ToPIC, an interactive program. The program was presented in 2 or 3 class sessions to increase awareness of health risks related to tobacco use. Participants consisted of 201 students from the Boys and Girls Clubs in 5 rural counties of a southeastern state. A significant increase in knowledge from pretest to posttest was found; t(200) = -13.65, p <.0001. Children's responses to the effects of smoking correlated to the content material incorporated in ToPIC. Recommendations for program improvement are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	218-228
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Community Health Nursing
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07370010802421210
State	Published - Oct 2008

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