Evaluation and Impact of ASPIRE: An Interactive Tobacco Prevention Curriculum, among University Students in India

Online education approach provides innovative opportunities for engaging youths. Web-based, multimedia smoking prevention programs have been tested in high-income countries; however, efficacy of such programs is not well-investigated in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to...

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Autores principales:	Gayatri Vishwakarma, Sohini Singh, Salma K Marani, Ashish Arya, Karen Calabro, Garima Gupta, Anurag Mehta, V. Alexander
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021
Materias:	a smoking prevention interactive experience (aspire) curiosity smoking knowledge prevention Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:dc74d19817ce4fd99254f12de7c9ab032021-11-25T01:50:29ZEvaluation and Impact of ASPIRE: An Interactive Tobacco Prevention Curriculum, among University Students in India2278-330X2278-430610.1055/s-0041-1731900https://doaj.org/article/dc74d19817ce4fd99254f12de7c9ab032021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1731900https://doaj.org/toc/2278-330Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2278-4306Online education approach provides innovative opportunities for engaging youths. Web-based, multimedia smoking prevention programs have been tested in high-income countries; however, efficacy of such programs is not well-investigated in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE), an interactive tobacco prevention curriculum, among university students in India. A single-subject cohort study where each subject serves as their own control was conducted among university student participants engaged in ASPIRE, 60 minutes per week for five consecutive weeks during July to August of 2019. Assessments were conducted at baseline and immediately after exposure to ASPIRE. To evaluate the program, a structured instrument was specifically designed to measure the outcomes. A total of 103 university students participated voluntarily. Average age of the participants was 18.3±0.9 ranging from 17 to 20 years. Eighteen percent of students were curious to know about the various smoking products. More males were more susceptible to cigarette smoking as compared to females. The majority of participants felt that ASPIRE was culturally appropriate for young adults in India, but a modified version targeted toward Indian youth would be more acceptable. Pre- to postintervention knowledge of tobacco-related hazards increased from 70 to 97% (p < 0.001). ASPIRE, a multimedia interactive program, demonstrated its considerable potential to discourage smoking initiation among Indian youth.Gayatri VishwakarmaSohini SinghSalma K MaraniAshish AryaKaren CalabroGarima GuptaAnurag MehtaV. AlexanderThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articlea smoking prevention interactive experience (aspire)curiositysmokingknowledgepreventionNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENSouth Asian Journal of Cancer (2021)
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spellingShingle	a smoking prevention interactive experience (aspire) curiosity smoking knowledge prevention Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282 Gayatri Vishwakarma Sohini Singh Salma K Marani Ashish Arya Karen Calabro Garima Gupta Anurag Mehta V. Alexander Evaluation and Impact of ASPIRE: An Interactive Tobacco Prevention Curriculum, among University Students in India
description	Online education approach provides innovative opportunities for engaging youths. Web-based, multimedia smoking prevention programs have been tested in high-income countries; however, efficacy of such programs is not well-investigated in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE), an interactive tobacco prevention curriculum, among university students in India. A single-subject cohort study where each subject serves as their own control was conducted among university student participants engaged in ASPIRE, 60 minutes per week for five consecutive weeks during July to August of 2019. Assessments were conducted at baseline and immediately after exposure to ASPIRE. To evaluate the program, a structured instrument was specifically designed to measure the outcomes. A total of 103 university students participated voluntarily. Average age of the participants was 18.3±0.9 ranging from 17 to 20 years. Eighteen percent of students were curious to know about the various smoking products. More males were more susceptible to cigarette smoking as compared to females. The majority of participants felt that ASPIRE was culturally appropriate for young adults in India, but a modified version targeted toward Indian youth would be more acceptable. Pre- to postintervention knowledge of tobacco-related hazards increased from 70 to 97% (p < 0.001). ASPIRE, a multimedia interactive program, demonstrated its considerable potential to discourage smoking initiation among Indian youth.
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author	Gayatri Vishwakarma Sohini Singh Salma K Marani Ashish Arya Karen Calabro Garima Gupta Anurag Mehta V. Alexander
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title	Evaluation and Impact of ASPIRE: An Interactive Tobacco Prevention Curriculum, among University Students in India
title_short	Evaluation and Impact of ASPIRE: An Interactive Tobacco Prevention Curriculum, among University Students in India
title_full	Evaluation and Impact of ASPIRE: An Interactive Tobacco Prevention Curriculum, among University Students in India
title_fullStr	Evaluation and Impact of ASPIRE: An Interactive Tobacco Prevention Curriculum, among University Students in India
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation and Impact of ASPIRE: An Interactive Tobacco Prevention Curriculum, among University Students in India
title_sort	evaluation and impact of aspire: an interactive tobacco prevention curriculum, among university students in india
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
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Evaluation and Impact of ASPIRE: An Interactive Tobacco Prevention Curriculum, among University Students in India

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