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Within your community, there has been a large increase in teenage smoking, and community leaders are developing a plan to decrease the incidence of smoking. To help them, you will: A) Develop a research question to address the problem. B) Determine what kind of study should be undertaken. C) Design a study to decrease the incidence of smoking in teenagers.
A)ans) problem statement:
The study of assess knowledge and attitude about teenage smoking habits among boys and girls in the community(particularly in schools).
contents of the survey :
Brand of cigarette smoked.
Attitudes towards smoking and smokers.
Social and educational factors .
Family history.
Questionnaire related to behaviour:
I will give multiple choice questions to the school children (age between12to 17)to asess knowledge related to smoking:
1)how many cigarettes a day do you smoke?
2) what triggers you to want a cigarette and how often do you smoke?
3)do you mostly smoke alone or group?why?
4) how do you acquire your cigarettes?does somebody specially sell or do you buy them from an old friend or siblings?
5)do you consider yourself addicted to nicotine,and if do you ever plan on quitting?
6)how do you feel if you have not had a cigarette for a prologue period of time?
7)do you think smoking is healthy?do you know it will effect your lungs ?
8)did you find those who effected because of smoking?
9)do you know so many people are died only because of the habits?
10)do you know the people nearby, are also effected by you?
11)as a teen ,do you think you had a healthy lifestyle?
12)as a teenager,do you think you received adequate information about smoking and its risks?
B)ans) I will do experimental study
particularly in schools. Qualitative Study is best method to gain an understanding of underlying reasons,opinions,and motivations.
qualitative study :the main aim of the study was to explore teenager opinions on the determinants of smoking,with a focus on smoking cessation.
The study shows psychological determinants of tobacco may vary substantially between ethnic groups and cultures.
It includes focus groups(group discussions), individual interviews,and participation and observations.
C)ans) research design to decrease the incidence of smoking teenagers:
To counseling the people those who are addicted to smoking.
To counsel the family members of the teenagers particularly age 12 to 18 years .
Motivation classes should be taken by the school management.
Provide extra curricular activities in the schools to divert the minds of teenagers.