Feasibility of a Peer-Led Asthma and Smoking Prevention Project in Australian Schools with High Indigenous Youth

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Gabrielle B. McCallum¹ 

关键词: asthma;    adolescent;    Indigenous;    airway inflammation;    tobacco smoking;    school-based service;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2017.00033

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe high global burden of asthma and tobacco smoking among Indigenous people may potentially be reduced by appropriate interventions that target prevention of tobacco smoke uptake and improved asthma management. The latter includes targeted treatment based on airway inflammation. We undertook a feasibility study in two Darwin schools with a high proportion of Indigenous youth to determine the feasibility of an innovative, peer-led, school-based education program called the Asthma and Smoking Prevention Project (ASPP). A subset of children with reported persistent respiratory symptoms were also clinically evaluated to determine the lower airway inflammatory profile and optimize asthma management.

【 授权许可】

CC BY