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Effects of a Peer-led Educational Intervention Based on Theory of Planned Behavior on Substance Use Intentions and Behaviors Among Secondary School Students of Dessie and Kombolcha Town, Northeast Ethiopia.

NCT04863625 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1496

Last updated 2022-04-27

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Summary

This study aims to measure the effects of a per-led educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior to reduce tobacco, alcohol and khat use and intention to use among secondary school students over 3-months of follow-up in Dessie and Kombolcha town, Northeast Ethiopia.

Conditions

  • Substance Use

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

a peer-led educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on substance use intentions and behaviors

The intervention will be a peer led education process on substance use (smoking, drinking and chewing) prevention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB).The intervention aims to encourage anti-substance attitudes and beliefs; foster perceptions of normative support for anti-substance behavior; increase perceptions of control/self-efficacy to resist substance use, increase knowledge and risk perceptions on substance and decrease in intention to use substance and actual substance use behaviors. Six education sessions will be delivered, with one session occurring each week. Each session will be lasted 40-55 minutes. The intervention will be conducted in 30 groups of selected students from grade 9-12, a pair of peer educators will educate a 30 sized group weekly (30 students /group)/ classrooms at pre-assigned time during class periods. The six sessions will be guided by four student training modules.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jimma University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Wollo University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-05-15
Primary Completion
2021-08-30
Completion
2021-08-30

Countries

  • Ethiopia

Study Locations

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