Effects of eHealth Education Program on Knowledge and Attitude to e-cigarettes Smoking Prevention among Middle School Students
Keywords:
eHealth education program, e-cigarettes smoking prevention, middle school studentsAbstract
Introduction: The situation of e-cigarette use, especially among middle school students, tends to continue to increase. Preventing the initiation of e-cigarette smoking is an important strategy for controlling tobacco consumption. The past activity formats lacked interest, causing incomplete knowledge and not being suitable for the context of adolescents, making it impossible to reduce the number of new smokers.
Research objective: The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the effectiveness of eHealth education program on knowledge and attitude to e-cigarettes smoking prevention among middle school students.
Research methodology: One hundred and twenty participants were randomized equally into the experimental and the control group (60 in each group). The control group received a basic curriculum of school, whereas the experimental group received a basic curriculum of school and the two weeks, eHealth education program on knowledge and attitude to e-cigarettes smoking prevention. Data were collected using the knowledge and attitude to e-cigarettes smoking prevention questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.92 (n = 30) at the pre-test and 0.86 (n = 120) at the post-test. Descriptive statistics and independent t-test were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results revealed that before the experiment, both groups had a medium level of the knowledge and attitude to e-cigarettes smoking prevention scores, but after the experiment, the mean difference of the knowledge and attitude to e-cigarettes smoking prevention scores between pre and post tests of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p < .00).
Conclusions: This study shows that e-health education program to e-cigarettes smoking prevention is effective in preliminary testing.
Implications: This study can be effectively implemented for a larger sample and should be further studied in the long term to monitor whether there is a change in knowledge, attitudes, and intentions to smoke e-cigarettes.
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