Community participation model on smoking reduction among youth who smoked in a school of LomSak District, Phetchabun Province
Keywords:
Smoking cessation, Participatory action research, Community participation modelAbstract
This participatory action research aimed to create a community participation model on smoking reduction among the youths who smoke at a school in LomSak District, Phetchabun Province. The target group consisted of the key stakeholder; youths who smoke in the school, and the secondary stakeholders; teachers, community leaders, government officers, and District Health Board (DHB). The participatory action research was conducted in 4 steps: planning, action, observation, and reflection. The guideline development for a model was workshop participation, including the technology of participation (TOP) for community and school, and lessons learned from all activities. The research instruments were a form of observation, a form of in-depth interview, and a questionnaire before-after setting all activities. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The inferential statistics were employed for comparative analysis of factors included paired samples T-test and content analysis.
Results revealed that the model of community participation in youths smoking reduction consisted of 7 activities; 1) activity to educate the youths about the harmful effects of smoking 2) how does denial not lose a friend from persuasion to try smoking activities 3) activities to develop school leaders to stay away from drugs 4) activities to help friends quit smoking 5) community-building measures for stores that sell cigarettes activities 6) activities to prevent smoking in schools, and 7) activities to surveillance smoking in homes and participatory workshop. After organizing activities, the average scores of each factor increased significantly, and the average number of cigarettes smoked had decreased. The activities could help reduce smoking among the youths in school, preventing the emergence of new smokers, and encourage the youths who smoke to eventually quit smoking. The strengths of the community that complies with non-smoking house measures; and surveillance of people in the community against mingling sites; and encouraging the family is a vital force for helping the youths who smoke reduce their smoking.
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