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LifeFirst: Impact of a school-based tobacco and supari cessation intervention among adolescent students in Mumbai, India.

Upendra BhojaniAmiti VarmaPragati B HebbarGauri MandalHimanshu Gupte
Published in: Population medicine (2021)
The LifeFirst program was successful in reducing tobacco and supari use among the study participants and protected students in the intervention group against new uptake of tobacco. It helped improve knowledge score and refusal skills among students. Implementation and evaluation of similar school-based programs should be considered as part of a multi-strategy approach to reducing tobacco use among young people.
Keyphrases
  • high school
  • randomized controlled trial
  • healthcare
  • quality improvement
  • young adults
  • public health
  • mental health
  • medical students
  • childhood cancer