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Evaluation of a Culturally Tailored Smoking Prevention Program for Asian American Youth

NCJ Number
208457
Journal
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education Volume: 48 Issue: 3 Dated: December 2004 Pages: 17-38
Author(s)
Grace X. Ma; Yajia Lan; Rosita L. Edwards; Steven E. Shive; Tolan Chau
Editor(s)
Manoj Sharma
Date Published
December 2004
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This study presents an evaluation on the effectiveness of a research-based comprehensive culturally-tailored tobacco Youth-PASS prevention/intervention program targeting Asian-American youth.
Abstract
The Youth-PASS is a community-based and culturally-tailored prevention program designed to fill a tobacco prevention gap, supplementing other school-based prevention programs, particularly in school systems with a large enrollment of Asian-Americans. The goal of Youth-PASS is to avert tobacco-related health problems in later life. This study presents the results of an evaluation on the effectiveness of Youth-PASS for Asian-American youth. The study assessed the effectiveness of the Youth-PASS in changing knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intention toward tobacco use, assessed participants’ satisfaction with the program content, method, and style, and assessed the improvement of Youth-PASS through participant contributions. The study consisted of 161 Asian-American male and female youth, smokers and nonsmokers, who resided in the Delaware Valley Region of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The findings suggest that the Youth-PASS training program is an effective tool to increase tobacco knowledge among Asian-American youth. Tables, figures and references