Srishti Yadav|Anita Khokhar
Effect of information, education, and communication activity on health literacy of smoking and alcohol among school-going adolescents in Delhi
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital|Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital
background noncommunicable diseases ncdslifestyle diseases account major cause deaths every year risk factors smoking alcohol consumption contributing development lifestyle diseases prevalent developed countries decades back millions productive years life lost due ncds india tooobjective study conducted assess health literacy schoolgoing adolescents regarding harmful effects smoking alcohol consumption assess improvement knowledge different information education communication iec activitiesmethods schoolbased interventional study conducted among students class 6 7 8 assessment health literacy risk factors smoking alcohol use lifestyle diseases done selfadministered questionnaire among schoolgoing adolescents intervention form iec done three times postintervention data collected 2 weeks first 3 months last intervention responses scored categorized satisfactory unsatisfactoryresults higher proportion students satisfactory level knowledge smoking alcohol use effects schools 3 months educational intervention although result statistically significant school 2 intervention given didactic lectures p 005conclusions improvement scores students schools 2 weeks 3 months educational intervention though results statistically significant 3 months p 005