Effectiveness of a media literacy-based smoking prevention program in female adolescents.

Sookyung Kim Hyeonkyeong Lee Sanghee Kim Kyung Hee Lee Seunghyun Yoo Jin Eui Hong

Published in: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) (2024)

Our findings show that the enhancement of smoking media literacy, specifically by correcting misconceptions regarding e-cigarettes promoted by the new media, contributes smoking prevention in female adolescents. It supports calls for an expanded role of public health professionals in health education at the school level.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
healthcare
physical activity
young adults
mental health
health information
quality improvement
randomized controlled trial
public health
replacement therapy
systematic review
emergency department
social media
risk assessment
health promotion
climate change
adverse drug