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@article{187640,
        author = {Mohit Kumar Gupta and Dr. K Latha and Aditya Kumar and Sonal Yadav and Suman Kumari and Aniket Chaudhary and Soni Kumari},
        title = {Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Smoking Cessation among Adolescent Boys in Selected Colleges, Sasaram, Bihar},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {5685-5687},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=187640},
        abstract = {Background: Tobacco use among adolescents is increasing globally and is a major public health concern. Adolescents are highly vulnerable to initiation of smoking due to peer pressure, stress, and lack of awareness of health hazards.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching programme (STP) on knowledge regarding smoking cessation among adolescent boys.
Methods: A pre-experimental one-group pre-test–post-test design was used among 60 adolescent boys selected through convenient sampling from a college in Sasaram, Bihar. A validated structured knowledge questionnaire (20 items) assessed knowledge before and after STP. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: Mean pre-test knowledge score was low, whereas post-test scores showed significant improvement after the STP. A statistically significant difference was found between pre-test and post-test knowledge levels (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: The structured teaching programme was effective in improving knowledge regarding smoking cessation among adolescent boys.},
        keywords = {Smoking cessation, Adolescents, Structured teaching programme, Tobacco use, Health education.},
        month = {November},
        }