Study Hypotheses: 1. adolescents in intervention schools who are given Triple A program plus ASP will show more awareness in regards to cigarettee smoking health effects and less nicotine dependencethan those in the control schools who are given Triple A alone. 2. adolescents with asthma in intervention schools who are given Triple A program plus ASP will show less asthma symptoms and better control than those in the control schools who are given Triple A alone. 3. adolescent smokers and passive smokers will exhibit higher levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in their breath than those who are not active or passive smokers. 4. there is a positive correlation between self-report questions regarding student smoking status and levels of CO in their breath
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
815
Its is a school-based peer-led asthma and smoking prevention program that aims at improving asthma control and lowering nicotine dependence among smokers.
nicotine dependence level
Self-administered nicotine dependence scale will be used in order to measure nicotine dependence level for adolescent smokers and passive smokers
Time frame: 3 months
Asthma Contol level
The pictorial version of the asthma control test will be measured for adolescents with asthma and recent wheezing
Time frame: 3 months
Carbon monoxide (CO) breath test
CO levels will be tested in adolescents' breath
Time frame: 3 months
knowledge about health effects of cigarettee smoking
Time frame: 3 months
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