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Filter by:Study Participants: In our study, we focus on smokers who self-report a "current smoking" status or smoking cessation less than 6 months. This trial is a sub-trial of "Impact of Multi-Component Interventions on a High-Risk COPD population" (Protocol ID: CAMS&PUMC-IEC-2024-040). All smokers in this trial are either from the high-risk COPD population (defined by COPD-SQ score≥16) . Intervention: For study participants in the intervention arm, we will ask them to finish an online COPD-SQ questionnaire with notification of his or her COPD high risk. For those whose score of COPD-SQ ≥ 16, we will provide a face-to-face survey, simple physical examination, pulmonary function tests, and provide a multi-component intervention at baseline. For smokers in the intervention arm, we provide a digital health intervention program, NicQuit, to whom could familiarly use intelligent mobile phones, and health education for all smokers. We also provide community-based spirometry pulmonary function test (PFT) and education to smokers. If smokers whose post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC<0.7, they will be spirometry-defined COPD patients and will be encouraged to seek treatment and medication to the superior hospitals. Additionally, we provide (1) another digital health intervention programs to smokers with mental health issues; (2) CBT-based health education for study participants with abnormal BMI; (3) active recruitment into National Essential Public Health Program in China for those with abnormal blood pressure and blood glucose. Intensive follow-ups will be conducted at month 3 (telephone interview), month 6 (face-to-face with full steps of physical examination), and month 12. Comparison: Those who are assigned in the control arm, we will ask them to finish the same COPD-SQ online questionnaire with notification of his or her COPD high risk status and a face-to-face survey. No physical examinations, community-based pulmonary function tests will be given. Outcomes: The primary outcomes are self-reported average number of cigarettes consumed per day, smoking dependence index, and CO measurement.
The main purpose of this experimental study is to compare the existing health education program for School Health and Education Program (SHEP) in the Junior High Schools with a new health education model (Smart-Kids') for the prevention of smoking initiation and to improve the quit rate among students in Upper East Region of Ghana. The intervention will be based on the Theory of Triadic Influences (TTI) which involves the cultural environment in which adolescents mature, their immediate social situation, and intrapersonal differences. These three factors impact through different mediating variables, such as attitudes, normative beliefs, and self-efficacy, which eventually affect smoking intentions and smoking behavior as the outcome measures. The study design is a cluster randomized control trial. After baseline assessment, the investigators will randomize schools to receive the new health education for three months whiles the comparator (control group) will continue with the usual health education. The investigators will conduct a post-intervention assessment using the same questionnaire with unique identity codes linking each participant to their baseline assessments immediately at the end of the intervention. Final assessment will be done approximately three months after the intervention. The investigators will assess and compare the effectiveness of the new health model to the normal health promotion programs (SHEP). The investigators hypothesized that there will be no significant differences observed between the new teacher-led health education program (the Smart-Kids Program) and the existing SHEP coordinator-led in preventing smoking uptake among the youth. Alternatively, the new teacher-led health education program would facilitate the effects of the program on outcomes. on four key primary endpoints as follows: - H1: The intervention study will result in a 30% reduction in smoking uptake - H2: The intervention study will result in a 10% reduction in smokers - H3. The intervention will increase knowledge of the harmful effects of tobacco use by 50% - H4. The intervention will increase the willingness to quit smoking by 10% among smokers