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Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
|May 1, 1976
Summary
Parents in a special school program showed reduced smoking rates, though knowledge and attitudes about cigarette smoking and health remained unchanged. Students may influence parental behavior change.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Education
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- School-based health programs aim to influence knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.
- Understanding effects on parents is crucial for comprehensive program evaluation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of a school program on parental knowledge, attitudes, and smoking behavior.
- To explore how observed effects were achieved among parents.
Main Methods:
- Quasi-experimental design with control and experimental groups.
- Data collected via questionnaires and interviews before and after the program.
- Focus on parents of junior high school students in Niagara County.
Main Results:
- No significant changes in parental knowledge or attitudes regarding smoking and health.
- A significant decrease in reported tobacco use among parents.
- Greater smoking behavior changes observed in the experimental group, urban parents, and higher-income parents.
Conclusions:
- School programs can impact parental smoking behavior, even without altering knowledge or attitudes.
- Students may act as agents of change, influencing parental behavior.
- Socioeconomic and geographic factors may moderate program effects on smoking behavior.