Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, South India.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2012 Jul;43(1):53-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.10.026. Epub 2011 Dec 5.
The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of community-based group intervention for tobacco cessation. We recruited 400 men (20-40 years) currently using any form of tobacco from 20 villages of the Indian State of Tamil Nadu and randomized them equally into intervention and control groups. A physician offered two sessions of health education 5 weeks apart along with self-help material on tobacco cessation to the intervention group. The control group received only self-help material. The contents of the sessions included tobacco-related health problems, benefits of quitting, and coping strategies for withdrawal symptoms. Follow-up data were available for 92%. Self-reported point prevalence abstinence of 12.5% in the intervention group was significantly higher than the 6.0% in the control group at 2 months. Community-based group intervention has the potential to increase the coverage of tobacco cessation services for men in rural Tamil Nadu.
本研究旨在确定基于社区的团体干预在戒烟方面的效果。我们从印度泰米尔纳德邦的 20 个村庄招募了 400 名目前使用任何形式烟草的男性（20-40 岁），并将他们平均分为干预组和对照组。医生为干预组提供了两次健康教育课程，时间相隔 5 周，并提供了关于戒烟的自助材料。对照组只提供了自助材料。课程的内容包括与烟草相关的健康问题、戒烟的好处和戒断症状的应对策略。可获得 92%的随访数据。在 2 个月时，干预组的自我报告点患病率为 12.5%，显著高于对照组的 6.0%。基于社区的团体干预有可能增加在农村泰米尔纳德邦为男性提供戒烟服务的覆盖面。
