Figures
- FIGURE 1
World Health Organization–European Respiratory Society Train the Trainer project first year experience in a, b) Greece (2016), c) Bangladesh (2017) and d) the Republic of Moldova (2016).
Tables
- TABLE 1
The project activities and achievements in three countries in 2016–2017
Greece Republic of Moldova Bangladesh Training centres/beneficiaries Hellenic Thoracic Society
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Institute of Biomedical Research of the Academy of AthensNational Centre of Public Health
State University of MedicineMinistry of Health and Family Welfare
National Tobacco Control Cell
Non-communicable Disease Control Unit of Directorate General of Health Services
National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital
National Institute for Preventive & Social MedicineActivities Train the Trainer for national
training network30 future trainers 30 future trainers 30 future trainers Primary care providers trained on
brief tobacco interventions183 primary care providers in four cities 120 primary care providers in four districts 120 primary care providers in two districts Respiratory patients received brief
tobacco interventions1654 5000 4000 Patients followed up All 1654 patients were followed up at 1 and 3 months 756 out of 5000 patients were followed up at 1 month 2520 out of 4000 patients were reached by phone for 1-month follow up Quit rate# among respiratory patients who received brief tobacco interventions 613 (37.1%) quit in 1 month
361 (21.8%) quit in 3 months240 (31.7%) quit in 1 month 1220 (48.4%) quit in 1 month #: 7-day point prevalence abstinence rate.
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The WHO–ERS Smoking Cessation Training Project: the first year of experience
