Context matters in smoking prevention: evaluating smoke-free school hours in Danish vocational schools.

ABSTRACT: Youth is a crucial period for smoking preventive interventions. School-based interventions targeting the policy level and the sociocultural processes of smoking show promising effects in reducing smoking uptake and prevalence. This study presents findings from the qualitative process evaluation of a smoking preventive intervention, Focus, in the vocational school (VET) setting. Specifically, the study focused on contextual factors affecting the implementation of smoke-free school hours (SFSH). Participant observations and focus groups were conducted in four VETs during the implementation period October-December 2018. The data encompass participant observation field notes (n = 21 school days), student focus groups (n = 8) (aged 16-20), teacher focus groups (n = 5) and semi-structured indivi

SUBMITTER: Danielsen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132565 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature