在保守的LMIC背景下,为青少年提供基于学校的吸烟预防策略:来自埃及的定性研究
Maryam Ba-Break1, Bridgette M Bewick1, Helen Elsey2
1School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Frontiers in public health
|November 12, 2025
概括
学校的干预措施可以通过提高能力,机会和动机来预防青少年吸烟. 在低收入和中等收入国家,文化上适当的策略对于年轻人来说至关重要,以避免吸烟.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 药物滥用预防 预防 药物滥用
背景情况:
- 青少年吸烟是一个重要的公共卫生问题,特别是在低收入和中等收入国家.
- 在埃及,青少年的烟草使用是一个关键的挑战,需要有针对性的预防战略.
- 了解影响青少年开始吸烟的因素对于有效的干预设计至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在保守的低至中等收入国家背景下,探索基于学校的吸烟预防干预措施.
- 确定提高青少年避免吸烟的能力,机会和动机的策略.
- 为青少年制定有效,文化上适当的吸烟预防计划提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一项定性研究在阿西乌特的三个公立预科学校进行,上埃及.
- 数据收集包括与学校工作人员的半结构面试和与学生 (年龄12-13岁) 的焦点小组.
- 能力-机会-动机-行为 (COM-B) 模型指导了采访,焦点小组和学校文件的分析.
主要成果:
- 关键策略包括教育学生吸烟后果,培养拒绝能力.
- 促进无烟环境和利用同行影响是至关重要的.
- 讲故事和奖励计划等激励技术,以及解决文化禁忌等障碍,是必不可少的.
结论:
- 基于学校的吸烟预防必须是主动的,多维的,文化敏感的.
- 该COM-B模型有助于设计综合干预措施,以建立能力,机会和动力.
- 这些发现对公共卫生,学校政策以及在资源有限的环境中预防物质滥用有实际意义.
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