caa a22 4500 397577044 CHVBK 20180308164858.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199603 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024455 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024455 Evaluation of Grampian Smokebusters: a smoking prevention initiative aimed at young teenagers [Elektronische Daten] [Edwin R. van Teijlingen, James A. R. Friend, Fred Twine] Background The Health of the nation aims ‘to reduce the number of young people who start to smoke'. Smokebusters is a specific health promotion approach with the aim of encouraging non-smoking as the norm and developing a non-smoking peer group. Methods This study of the Grampian club was undertaken to measure any change in the prevalence of smoking as well as knowledge and awareness of the regional Smokebusters club in the target group (10-13-year-olds). School-based questionnaires were administered to a one in ten sample of the target population, followed up four years after the launch of the club, to establish the prevalence of selfreported smoking in comparison with Scottish national smoking surveys, attitudes to smoking and the Smokebusters club, and to explore lifestyle factors. Results The club was very popular and attracted over half of the eligible children. After four years, smoking prevalence in Grampian was similar to Scottish levels, and former club members were just as likely to have started smoking as those who had never joined. Conclusions Membership of Smokebusters does not seem to reduce the smoking prevalence among young people. However, Smokebusters competes in a social environment where many adults and children smoke, where it is still fairly easy for children to obtain cigarettes and where tobacco is extensively promoted. This evaluation focused on the outcome of the Smokebusters, and not on the process and impact. Finally, results of this intervention might include long-term benefits for children and the wider community which are not measured by this study. © Oxford University Press Articles nationallicence health promotion nationallicence tobacco nationallicence evaluation nationallicence smoking nationallicence van Teijlingen Edwin R. Department of Public Health, University of Aberdeen aut Friend James A. R. Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chest Clinic, City Hospital Aberdeen AB2 INJ aut Twine Fred Department of Sociology, University of Aberdeen aut Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 18/1(1996-03), 13-18 1741-3842 18:1<13 1996 18 pubmed https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024455 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024455 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Teijlingen Edwin R. Department of Public Health, University of Aberdeen aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Friend James A. R. Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chest Clinic, City Hospital Aberdeen AB2 INJ aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Twine Fred Department of Sociology, University of Aberdeen aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Public Health Oxford University Press 18/1(1996-03), 13-18 1741-3842 18:1<13 1996 18 pubmed Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford