Recent Studies

Study 1. Programme assessment in 6 States to assess weaknesses and barriers in programme implementation in order to derive suggestions for improvement in these countries. After the end of the Smokefree Class Competition in school-year 2007/2008 teachers in Poland, Slovak Republic, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Romania were asked about implementation and their experiences with the project. Some excerpts from the results are included in Newsletter 3.

Study 2. A randomised control group study carried out in Eastern Germany. For further information click here.

Study 3. Another randomised control group study is being carried out in Poland in the school-year 2007/2008. Like in the German study, the aim of the study is to examine the effectiveness of the competition on pupils smoking behaviour and the delay of onset in smoking in pupils. Two assessments were carried out in the school year 2007/2008 - the first prior to the beginning of the competition in winter 2007/2008, the second after the end of the competition in summer 2008. Two further assessments took place in school year 2008/2009, the fifth assessment is planned for end of 2009. All together, 1,577 students from 143 classes were included in the study.