• Am J Prev Med · Jul 2010

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Mass media interventions to reduce youth smoking prevalence.

    • Brian S Flynn, John K Worden, Janice Yanushka Bunn, Laura J Solomon, Takamaru Ashikaga, Scott W Connolly, and Amelie G Ramirez.
    • Office of Health Promotion Research, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05401, USA. rian.Flynn@uvm.edu
    • Am J Prev Med. 2010 Jul 1; 39 (1): 536253-62.

    BackgroundMass media interventions for reduction of youth cigarette smoking have been recommended based on a broad array of evidence, although few randomized community trials have been reported.DesignFour matched pairs of independent media markets were identified; one member of each pair was randomized to receive the intervention. School surveys were conducted in all markets, in 2001 before (n=19,966) and in 2005 after (n=23,246) the interventions were completed.Setting/ParticipantsGrade 7-12 students from public schools in these eight medium-sized metropolitan areas participated in the summative evaluations; Grades 4-12 students were targeted to receive mass media interventions in four of these markets.InterventionFour simultaneous campaigns consisting of specially developed messages based on behavioral theory and targeted to defined age groups of racially and ethnically diverse young people were placed in popular TV, cable, and radio programming using purchased time for 4 years.Main Outcome MeasuresPrevalence of youth smoking and psychosocial mediators of smoking.ResultsNo significant impacts of these interventions on smoking behaviors or mediators were found for the overall samples. A positive effect was found for one mediator in subgroups. Among Hispanic participants a marginally favorable effect on smoking prevalence and significant effects on mediators were found. General awareness of smoking prevention TV messages was slightly higher over time in the intervention areas.ConclusionsMass media interventions alone were unable to induce an incremental difference in youth smoking prevalence, probably because of a relatively strong tobacco control environment that included a substantial national smoking prevention media campaign.Copyright 2010 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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