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This research evaluates the long-term effects of mass media and school interventions on cigarette smoking prevention among adolescents.

July 1, 1994American Journal of Public HealthOpen Access

Mass media and school interventions for cigarette smoking prevention: effects 2 years after completion.

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BFBrendan FlynnGeorgetown University JWJohn K. WordenUniversity of Vermont RSRoger H. Secker‐WalkerUniversity of Vermont

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Randomized trial examines long-term prevention effects of mass media and school interventions on adolescents, suggesting combined approaches are more effective.

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This research evaluates the long-term effects of mass media and school interventions on cigarette smoking prevention among adolescents.
Surveys conducted with 5458 students at baseline in grades 4-6 and 2 years after interventions in grades 10-12.
Two communities received mass media and school interventions; two similar communities received only school interventions.
Students exposed to both media and school interventions had a lower risk for weekly smoking (odds ratio = 0.62, 95% CI = 0.49, 0.78) than those in the school-only group, p<0.01.
The effects of combined interventions persisted for 2 years after completion.

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Flynn et al. (1994) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20ebfd34bef10fdaeb2530 https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.84.7.1148

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Randomized trial examines long-term prevention effects of mass media and school interventions on adolescents, suggesting combined approaches are more effective.

Mass media and school interventions for cigarette smoking prevention: effects 2 years after completion.

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