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Controlled Clinical Trial
. 2013 Feb 18:13:149.
doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-149.

Efficacy of a smoking cessation program in a population of adolescent smokers in vocational schools: a public health evaluative controlled study

Laetitia Minary  1 , Linda Cambon, Hervé Martini, Nathalie Wirth, Dovi S Acouetey, Francine Thouvenot, Céline Maire, Yves Martinet, Abraham Bohadana, Denis Zmirou-Navier, François Alla
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Controlled Clinical Trial

Efficacy of a smoking cessation program in a population of adolescent smokers in vocational schools: a public health evaluative controlled study

Laetitia Minary et al. BMC Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: To evaluate the public health efficacy of a community-based smoking cessation program (TABADO) among vocational school trainees (15 to 20 years old).

Methods: This prospective, controlled, quasi-experimental study was conducted in eight vocational training centres (VTC) in France. The intervention group underwent the TABADO program, which included a general information session for all students and small-group sessions plus individual counselling and nicotine therapy, if needed, for volunteers in an enhanced program. The control group received no specific intervention other than the educational services usually available. The primary outcome was 30-day point prevalence abstinence at 12 months.

Results: The mean age of the 1,814 students included was 16.9 years (SD = 1.0); 84.7% were males. At baseline, 52% were smokers and 5.7% ex-smokers. In the intervention group, 24.6% of smokers volunteered for the enhanced program and 18.1% could be included. By 12-month follow-up, with participants lost to follow-up considered non-abstinent, 10.6% of smokers in the intervention group had become abstinent versus 7.4% in the control group (adjusted p = 0.03; odds ratio [OR] = 1.8; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.05-3.0); considering lost to follow-up as missing data, 17% of intervention group participants were abstinent versus 11.9% in the control group (univariate p = 0.08; adjusted p = 0.008; OR = 2.1; 95% CI = 1.2-3.6).

Conclusion: The TABADO program, targeting teenagers in vocational schools, was effective in producing a higher 12-month abstinence rate among all smokers in the intervention group.

Trial registration: Clinical trial identification number is NTC00973570.

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Flow chart illustrating the inclusion and follow-up of students in the TABADO study. TABADO study, Nancy, France, 2008-2009.
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