COMMUNITY IMPACT OF A LOCALIZED SMOKING CESSATION CONTEST

被引:26
作者
LANDO, HA
LOKEN, B
HOWARDPITNEY, B
PECHACEK, T
机构
[1] Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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D O I
10.2105/AJPH.80.5.601
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The present study assessed the effectiveness of a localized community contest timed to coincide with a statewide smoking cessation contest. Follow-up interviews were conducted with 218 local contest participants and 198 participants from the statewide contest. Overall cessation impact (participation rate x abstinence) was 0.39 percent for the local contest and 0.09 percent for the statewide contest. Localized community contest offered in conjunction with statewide or national campaigns may represent cost-effective methods of reaching large numbers of smokers.
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页码:601 / 603
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