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Purpose: this study was to verify the effects of the smoking prevention education as an intervention to prevent smoking among male middle school students. Method: this study was designed using one group pre-post test. The subjects were 169 male middle school students living in Jecheon city. The inst...

Purpose: this study was to verify the effects of the smoking prevention education as an intervention to prevent smoking among male middle school students. Method: this study was designed using one group pre-post test. The subjects were 169 male middle school students living in Jecheon city. The instruments used in this study were scales on smoking cessation intention and knowledge and attitude toward smoking. Students received 8 sessions of smoking prevention education for 45 minutes every week. from April to July 2003. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and paired t-test using the SPSS Win 8.0 program. Results: after the completion of the smoking prevention education, the smoking cessation intention(t=.37, p=.705)was not increased significantly but the knowledge(t=-3.84. p=.000) and attitude(t=-3.16, p=.002) on smoking were increased significantly. Conclusion: the smoking prevention education for male middle school students increased their knowledge on smoking and student's attitude to smoking turned more negatively. Further study on longitudinal effect using Pre-test/ Post-test control group design are also recommended.

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