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
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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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