Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a School-Based Smoking Prevention Program Among Young Adolescents in Central Greece: An Analytical, Non-Randomized Interventional Study
This school-based intervention demonstrated significant improvements in knowledge and attitudes toward smoking and reduced the likelihood of smoking initiation. These findings support integrating early prevention programs into school curricula as a potentially effective approach to improving smoking-related outcomes.
Authors
- Maria Tziastoudi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7206-2716)
- Georgios Rachiotis
- Chrissi Hatzoglou
- Sofia Maria Panagiotidou
- Marios Politis
- Christos Hadjichristodoulou
- Panagiotis Behrakis
- Ioannis Stefanidis
Institutions
- University of Thessaly (GR)
- Hellenic Cancer Society (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23020270
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00