Effects of a Peer-led Educational Intervention Based on Theory of Planned Behavior on Substance Use Intentions and Behaviors Among Secondary School Students of Dessie and Kombolcha Town, Northeast Ethiopia.

NCT04863625 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2021
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,496
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to measure the effects of a per-led educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior to reduce tobacco, alcohol and khat use and intention to use among secondary school students over 3-months of follow-up in Dessie and Kombolcha town, Northeast Ethiopia.

Conditions

Substance Use

Keywords

Substance use, alcohol ,cigarette and Khat

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Behavioral Intention to smoke cigarette over a 3-month period

  It is the secondary school student motivation in the sense of his/her conscious plan to exert such behavior, intent to use cigarette. It will be assessed by a 3-item self-report questionnaire designed for the study, based on the manual for constructing questionnaires based on the TPB (Francis, et al. 2004). Participants could score between 3 -21, with a low score indicating no intention to use tobacco, over a 3-month period and a high score indicating an intention to use tobacco over a 3-month periods.

  Three months

• Behavioral Intention to drink alcohol over a 3-month period

  It is the secondary school student motivation in the sense of his/her conscious plan to exert such behavior, intent to use alcohol. It will be assessed by a 3-item self- report questionnaire designed for the study, based on the manual for constructing questionnaires based on the TPB (Francis, et al. 2004). Participants could score between 3 -21, with a low score indicating no intention to use alcohol, over a 3-month period and a high score indicating an intention to use alcohol over a 3-month periods.

  Three months

• Behavioral Intention to chew khat over a 3-month period

  It is the secondary school student motivation in the sense of his/her conscious plan to exert such behavior, intent to use khat. It will be assessed by a 3-item self-report questionnaire designed for the study, based on the manual for constructing questionnaires based on the TPB (Francis, et al. 2004). Participants could score between 3 -21, with a low score indicating no intention to use khat, over a 3-month period and a high score indicating an intention to use khat over a 3-month periods

  Three months

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

748 students from two secondary schools for the intervention group will be selected and participated in a peer led education process on substance use (smoking, drinking and chewing) prevention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB).

Behavioral: a peer-led educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on substance use intentions and behaviors

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

748 students from two secondary schools for the control group will selected and receive t their school's regular curriculum.

Interventions

a peer-led educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on substance use intentions and behaviors BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will be a peer led education process on substance use (smoking, drinking and chewing) prevention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB).The intervention aims to encourage anti-substance attitudes and beliefs; foster perceptions of normative support for anti-substance behavior; increase perceptions of control/self-efficacy to resist substance use, increase knowledge and risk perceptions on substance and decrease in intention to use substance and actual substance use behaviors. Six education sessions will be delivered, with one session occurring each week. Each session will be lasted 40-55 minutes. The intervention will be conducted in 30 groups of selected students from grade 9-12, a pair of peer educators will educate a 30 sized group weekly (30 students /group)/ classrooms at pre-assigned time during class periods. The six sessions will be guided by four student training modules.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All Grade 9-12 students, both girls and boys with any substance use experience (non-user, current user, and ever users) (aged 15-24 years) attending the four secondary schools of Dessie and Kombolcha town are eligible.

You may not qualify if:

• Grade 9-12 students who are not wanting to attend the evaluation and not able to have a follow- up will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wollo University: lead
• Jimma University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Wollo University

Dessie, Addise Abeba, 1145, Ethiopia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: EEffects of a peer-led educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on substance use intentions and behaviors among secondary school students of dessie and kombolcha town, northeast Ethiopia: a quasi- experimental study

Model Details: The intervention will be a peer education process on substance use (smoking, drinking and chewing) prevention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). This program is a Level I, primary prevention; thus, it is an early intervention program. The program is targeting students with all substance experience (non-user, current user, and ever users). The intervention aims to encourage anti-substance attitudes and beliefs; foster perceptions of normative support for anti-substance behavior; increase perceptions of control/self-efficacy to resist substance use, increase knowledge and risk perceptions on substance and decrease in intention to use substance and actual substance use behaviors.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 26, 2021
• First Posted: April 28, 2021
• Study Start: May 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2021
• Study Completion: August 30, 2021
• Last Updated: April 27, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ET (1)