Exploring recommendations for an effective smoking prevention program for indonesian adolescents
Teuku Tahlil1, John Coveney, Richard J Woodman
1Discipline of Public Health, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Australia. teuku.tahlil@flinders.edu.au
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention : APJCP
|April 30, 2013
Summary
Stakeholders in Indonesia support school-based smoking prevention programs for adolescents. Effective programs require culturally appropriate, health and Islamic approaches, involving teachers and external providers.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Adolescent Health
- Health Education
Background:
- Assessed the need, acceptability, and appropriateness of smoking prevention programs for Indonesian adolescents.
- Focused on school-based interventions within the Indonesian context.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the feasibility and requirements for implementing effective, culturally appropriate smoking prevention programs in Indonesian schools.
- To identify key stakeholder perspectives on school-based smoking prevention.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study utilizing snowball sampling in Aceh Province, Indonesia.
- In-depth face-to-face or telephone interviews with education staff and teachers.
- Descriptive content analysis of interview data.
Main Results:
- Strong support from teachers and policymakers for school-based smoking prevention.
- Recommended interventions integrate health and Islamic approaches, delivered by teachers and external providers.
- Identified barriers: smoker teachers/parents, time constraints, teacher capacity, student workload, tobacco marketing, and lack of regulation/support.
Conclusions:
- Agreement among stakeholders on the appropriateness of school-based smoking prevention for junior high students.
- Emphasized the need for interventions tailored to participant backgrounds and involvement of all relevant parties.
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