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. 2011 Mar;18(1):9-12.
doi: 10.1177/1757975910393163.

Effectiveness of health promotion in preventing tobacco use among adolescents in India: research evidence informs the National Tobacco Control Programme in India

Monika Arora  1 , Melissa H Stigler, K Srinath Reddy
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Effectiveness of health promotion in preventing tobacco use among adolescents in India: research evidence informs the National Tobacco Control Programme in India

Monika Arora et al. Glob Health Promot. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

This case study has two aims. First, it describes intervention strategies from two school-based programs designed to prevent tobacco use among adolescents in India. Second, it explains how evidence from randomized controlled trials of these intervention programs was used by a local non-governmental organization in Delhi to advocate for scaling up the Government of India's tobacco control efforts to include school health interventions as one of the components of India's National Tobacco Control Program. This case study illustrates the need for developing countries to conduct rigorous evaluation in order to provide context-relevant evidence prior to scaling up interventions.

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