Trial reportAmerican journal of public health2013
Effects of a tobacco control intervention for teachers in India: results of the Bihar school teachers study.
Trial report in American journal of public health, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Exploring long-term follow-up of effective implementation trials in schools: a secondary review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting risk factors for chronic disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Effects of a worksite tobacco control intervention in India: the Mumbai worksite tobacco control study, a cluster-randomised trial.Tobacco control · 2017Trial
- Tracking intervention delivery in the 'Tobacco-Free Teachers/Tobacco-Free Society' program, Bihar, India.Health education research · 2015Trial
- Unveiling the socio contextual triggers of smokeless tobacco use among blue collar workers: implications for workplace health and policy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception about Secondhand Smoking (SHS). A Questionnaire-based Survey.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Smartphones: A Catalyst for Tobacco Control Training in India.Proceedings of the ... European conference on e-learning. European Conference on e-Learning, author · 2024Article
- Upscaling a behavioural intervention program for tobacco use cessation - A randomised controlled study.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Behavioural interventions for tobacco cessation in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Review
- Advancing Tobacco Cessation in LMICs.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Review
- Tobacco Cessation Intervention for Young People.Cureus · 2022Review
- LifeFirst: Impact of a school-based tobacco and supari cessation intervention among adolescent students in Mumbai, India.Population medicine · 2021Article
- A qualitative study on attitude towards smoking, quitting and tobacco control policies among current smokers of different socio-economic status.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
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- Efficacy of group intervention on tobacco cessation among male employees in health-care setting: A randomized controlled trial.Medical journal, Armed Forces India · 2021Article
- Factors associated with successful tobacco use cessation among teachers in Bihar state, India: a mixed-method study.Health education research · 2020Article
- Betel Quid, Health, and Addiction.Substance use & misuse · 2020Article
- Scaling up a tobacco control intervention in low resource settings: a case example for school teachers in India.Health education research · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe assessed a school-based intervention designed to promote tobacco control among teachers in the Indian state of Bihar.
methodsWe used a cluster-randomized design to test the intervention, which comprised educational efforts, tobacco control policies, and cessation support and was tailored to the local social context. In 2009 to 2011, we randomly selected 72 schools from participating school districts and randomly assigned them in blocks (rural or urban) to intervention or delayed-intervention control conditions.
resultsImmediately after the intervention, the 30-day quit rate was 50% in the intervention and 15% in the control group (P = .001). At the 9-month postintervention survey, the adjusted 6-month quit rate was 19% in the intervention and 7% in the control group (P = .06). Among teachers employed for the entire academic year of the intervention, the adjusted 6-month abstinence rates were 20% and 5%, respectively, for the intervention and control groups (P = .04).
conclusionsThese findings demonstrate the potent impact of an intervention that took advantage of social resources among teachers, who can serve as role models for tobacco control in their communities.
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