FRESHAIR4Life: Building the Case for Action

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Pollution; Exposure; Non-communicable Disease; Tobacco Use

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06074939

10063681 ( 10060974; 1006440;Other Grant/Funding Number)

23-3075

101095461 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to understand the burden and determinants of tobacco use and air pollution (AP) exposure among mid- to late adolescents in Greece, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Romania, and Uganda. This context-specific knowledge will be crucial for selecting, adapting, and implementing preventive interventions in the next phase of the project.

The main questions the investigators aim to answer are:

• What is the perceived burden of tobacco use and AP exposure among adolescents?
• What are the contextual drivers and behavioral determinants contributing to (prevention of) these risk factors?
• How do the dynamics between stakeholders influence prevention efforts?

In this study, data will be collected through interviews, focus group discussions, photovoice, document analysis, observations, personal exposure monitoring, and questionnaires.

Enrollment: 1,750 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescents: mid- to late-adolescents (14 to 21 years) within the target population;
• Family members: relatives in the first or second degree of (not necessarily participating) adolescents;
• Providers: any relevant stakeholder that is connected to adolescents through profession (e.g. school teacher, youth worker) and/or providers of (public) healthcare;
• Stakeholders: any relevant stakeholder with either a specific expertise, in-depth knowledge or overall overview on the subject, and in direct contact with the community (e.g. community member/leader, policy maker). Due to the community- and individual-level focus of this research, individuals associated with the tobacco industry are deliberately not included as stakeholders.

Exclusion criteria

• People living outside the target area or not in direct contact with the target population.