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Article History

Received: 19 May 2021

Accepted: 24 June 2022

First Online: 15 July 2022

Declarations

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: The data analysis was performed on anonymized aggregate data with no chance of individuals being identifiable. The study complied with the Declaration of Helsinki and with Italian Law n. 196/2003 on the protection of personal data. The recent resolution n. 85/2012 of the Italian Guarantor for the Protection of Personal Data confirmed that it is allowable to process personal data for medical, biomedical and epidemiological research, and that data concerning health status may be used in aggregate form in scientific studies. The questionnaires were anonymous, with no chance of individuals being identifiable. Consent to the students’ participation was required first from the school director. If this was granted, the prevention program was included in the school’s teaching plan, which is communicated to the parents.

: The data analysis was performed on anonymized and aggregated data with no chance of individuals being identifiable. Participants’ parents were informed by the school director about the aims of this study, and gave their consent when they approved the school’s annual education plan.

: The authors have no financial or other relationship relevant to the subject of this article to disclose.