EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON SMOKING PREVALENCE OF US NAVY RECRUITS

This study examined the impact of an educational intervention on knowl edge, attitudes, and smoking prevalence among Navy recruits. Seven com panies (496 recruits) were randomly assigned to treatment groups. Grou p 1 received a no-smoking policy only; Group 2 received a no-smoking p olicy and educational intervention; Group 3 received a no-smoking poli cy, educational intervention, and booster training; and Group 4 receiv ed a no-smoking policy and sham treatment. The educational interventio n was effective in reducing smoking prevalence. Policy alone did not s ignificantly reduce smoking prevalence among Navy recruits.