Translation of evidence-based tobacco use prevention programming in Croatia.

Full Abstract

Croatia faces a major threat of smoking-related health burdens given the monumental changes this newly formed country has undergone in the past 15 years because of its postcommunist democratic and economic transitions and the destructive 1991-1995 war with Serbia. This article provides information on Croatia's general background, current smoking prevalence and attitudes, and current evidence-based smoking prevention efforts. Furthermore, various cultural and contextual conditions within Croatia that facilitate or impede smoking prevention research utilization are discussed. Finally, it is concluded that new research is needed that continues to build on comprehensive research-tested multicomponent prevention initiatives utilizing school-, family-, community-, and mass media-based delivery modalities, which specifically focus on the social influences of smoking.

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Author information

Author/s: Skara, Silvana (S); Kovacic, Luka (L); Civljak, Marta (M); Voncina, Luka (L);

Affiliation: University of Southern California, Alhambra, USA. silvanaskara(-atsign-)gmail.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Evaluation & the health professions (Eval Health Prof), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Sep; vol 31 (issue 3) : pp 297-305

Dates: Created 2008/07/29; Completed 2008/10/08;

PMID: 18566160, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Communication
Croatia
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion

Humans
Language
Male
Program Evaluation
Smoking - prevention & control
Smoking Cessation - methods
Social Marketing
Tobacco Use Disorder - prevention & control

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