FRESHAIR4Life: Building the Case for Action

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to understand the burden and determinants of tobacco use and air pollution (AP) exposure among mid- to late adolescents in Greece, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Romania, and Uganda. This context-specific knowledge will be crucial for selecting, adapting, and implementing preventive interventions in the next phase of the project.

The main questions the investigators aim to answer are:

* What is the perceived burden of tobacco use and AP exposure among adolescents?
* What are the contextual drivers and behavioral determinants contributing to (prevention of) these risk factors?
* How do the dynamics between stakeholders influence prevention efforts?

In this study, data will be collected through interviews, focus group discussions, photovoice, document analysis, observations, personal exposure monitoring, and questionnaires.

Conditions

• Tobacco Use
• Pollution; Exposure
• Non-communicable Disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Maastricht University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of York

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Edinburgh

  collaborator OTHER

• The Initiative

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Lungs Europe

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• International Primary Care Respiratory Group

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Groningen

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Crete

  collaborator OTHER

• Ministry of Health, Kyrgyzstan

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Romanian Center for Studies in Family Medicine

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Makerere University

  collaborator OTHER

• Leiden University Medical Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Rianne MJJ van der Kleij, PhD · Leiden University Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age

14 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-10-31

Primary Completion

2024-06-30

Completion

2024-06-30