The effectiveness of tobacco cessation programs for university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to explore the existing tobacco interventions and synthesize whether those interventions affected tobacco use among university students.

Methods

We searched and found 1799 studies in PubMed, ClinicalKey for Nursing, Embase, and SCOPUS between 2009 and 2022. The risk of bias was assessed using similar criteria for RCT and non-randomized studies guided by the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews. The heterogeneity of studies was evaluated using Cochran's Q and I² index. The GRADE system was used to distinguish the quality of evidence, and Egger's linear regression test was performed to assess publication bias.

Results

Eighteen studies used data extraction and analyses, and only eleven were meta-a

SUBMITTER: Setchoduk K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10236936 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature