How does accessing the NoSmokes health campaign support anti-smoking behaviour in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth?
What is this project about?
To participate you must use /view
1.NoSmokes Facebook page.
2. NoSmokes website.
3. NoSmokes YouTube channel.
4. NoSmokes Instagram page
5.and be 16 years of age or older.
Your participation is voluntary, so you don’t need to take part if you don’t want to. If you choose to take part, you will complete an online questionnaire answering questions about: your experience with smoking; your experience of NoSmokes, your confidence in dealing with different smoking situations. This will take around 20-25 minutes.
If there are any questions in the survey you don’t like, or that you do not feel comfortable answering, then leave that question and move onto the next one. You can complete the survey on your mobile phone or computer. If you change your mind about participating, or are feeling uncomfortable, you can choose to stop the survey at any time by closing the web page or by not pressing the ‘submit’ button. Any data collected before you withdraw will be deleted at the end of the data collection period.
What will happen to my information?
Only the researcher will have access to the individual information provided by participants. Privacy and confidentiality will be assured at all times. The project findings will be used as part of the researcher’s Honours Thesis project, and will be published on the NoSmokes and Ninti One websites. The research may also be presented at conferences and written up for publication.
If you are interested in viewing the results of this research, a summary report will be available on the NoSmokes website http://nosmokes.com.au/ in December 2017. You can also request a copy of the final thesis by emailing Neeti Rangnath on u3105740@uni.canberra.edu.au.
| Researcher Neeti Rangnath Honours Student Discipline of Psychology, Faculty of Health University of Canberra, ACT 2601 Email: u3105740@uni.canberra.edu.au |
Supervisor Dr Penney Upton Associate Professor in Health Centre for Research and Action in Public Health University of Canberra, ACT 2601 Ph: 02 6201 2638 Email: penney.upton@canberra.edu.au |
During the project, the anonymous data will be stored securely on a password protected computer, and then stored securely on the University of Canberra network server. The information will be kept for 5 years, after which it will be destroyed according to University of Canberra protocols.
The project has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Canberra (HREC 17-83).
If you have any questions or concerns about this project you can contact the researchers, whose details are provided at the top of this form. If you are concerned about the conduct of this project please contact
Mr Hendryk Flaegel, Ethics and Compliance Officer at the University of Canberra (p) 02 6201 5220 (e) humanethicscommittee@canberra.edu.au
There are no anticipated risks associated with participating in this research. However, if completing this questionnaire makes you feel uncomfortable, sad, or angry about your own smoking or the smoking behaviour of someone you know, you are encouraged to visit the following website to find support with smoking-related issues in your state or territory:
http://www.quitnow.gov.au/internet/quitnow/publishing.nsf
Consent Statement
I have read and understood the information about the research. I am not aware of any reason that I should not be participating in this research, and I agree to participate in this project. I have had the opportunity to ask questions about my participation in the research. All questions I have asked have been answered to my satisfaction.
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