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ArticleIndian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine

Software Intervention in Smoking Cessation among Engineering Students in Bhubaneswar City: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Avinash Jnaneswar, Kunal Jha, Diplina Barman, Arpita Singh, Mona Pathak, Gunjan Kumar

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Article in Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Erratum: Software Intervention in Smoking Cessation among Engineering Students in Bhubaneswar City: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Avinash JnaneswarDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT University, BBSR, Odisha, India.
Kunal JhaDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT University, BBSR, Odisha, India.
Diplina BarmanDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT University, BBSR, Odisha, India.
Arpita SinghDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT University, BBSR, Odisha, India.
Mona PathakDepartment of Biostatistics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, BBSR, Odisha, India.
Gunjan KumarDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT University, BBSR, Odisha, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe study objective was to test the effectiveness of a photoaging software (APRILAGE MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 204 engineering college students were randomized into two groups: intervention and control. A self-structured questionnaire in the form of Google Form was distributed among the participants. The study group participants were photographed using Aprilage

resultsSignificant reduction in nicotine dependency, was seen in 64.36% of the study population (

conclusionAging software intervention is contemporary, congenial, and admissible and can be espoused to educate youngsters along with the conventional motivational methods. This method successfully delivers smoking cessation advice to young adults. This novel approach can be implemented in motivating young smokers to quit smoking.

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Cessationinterventiontobacco

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PMID33623217
PMCPMC7877435

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