Systematic review of intervention functions, theoretical constructs and cultural adaptations of school-based smoking prevention interventions in low-income and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the approaches and strategies used for ensuring cultural appropriateness, intervention functions and theoretical constructs of the effective and ineffective school-based smoking prevention interventions that were implemented in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Data sources

Included MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, PsycINFO, Web of Science and grey literature which were searched through August 2022 with no date limitations.

Eligibility criteria

We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) with ≥6 months follow-up assessing the effect of school-based interventions on keeping pupils never-smokers in LMICs; published in English or Arabic.

Data extraction and synthesis

Intervention data were coded according to the Theoretical D

SUBMITTER: Ba-Break M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9930567 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature