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Omotayo Francis Fagbule1,2, Ejiro Idiga3, Mary Ebelechukwu Osuh1,3
1Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Background:
Adolescence is a critical period for tobacco initiation, and intention to use tobacco strongly predicts uptake. In Nigeria, adolescent tobacco use is a growing concern requiring early prevention. We evaluated a Health Belief Model (HBM)-based tobacco-education intervention on knowledge, harm-perception and intention to use tobacco among in-school adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Methods:
A two-arm, parallel, cluster-randomised controlled trial was conducted among 720 students aged 12-19 years. Schools were randomly assigned to an intervention group (IG) or a control group (CG). IG participants received a 45 min HBM-based tobacco education session reinforced with culturally adapted posters and notebooks developed from the WHO Tobacco Control Manual for Secondary Schools; the CG participants received a general health lecture. Assessments were conducted at baseline, immediately postintervention and at 6 months. The primary outcome was intention to use tobacco; secondary outcomes included tobacco-related knowledge and harm-perception. Analyses followed intention-to-treat principles. Cluster-adjusted logistic generalised estimating equation models were used to estimate intervention effects on intention.
Results:
At baseline, intention to use tobacco was identical in both groups (13.6%). At 6-month follow-up, intention declined in the IG (8.9%) but increased in the CG (14.4%). In cluster-adjusted analyses, IG participants had lower odds of reporting intention to use tobacco than CG participants (adjusted OR 0.57, 95% CI 0.35 to 0.94), with no evidence of effect modification by age group. The IG also showed greater improvements in knowledge and harm-perception.
Conclusions:
This brief, theory-driven, culturally adapted school-based intervention reduced intention to use tobacco and improved tobacco-related knowledge and harm-perception among adolescents. The findings support the integration of evidence-based tobacco education into adolescent tobacco prevention strategies in low-income and middle-income countries.
Trial Registration Number:
PACTR202103802475677.
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