Effectiveness of a multicomponent school based intervention to reduce bullying among adolescents in Chandigarh, North India: A quasi-experimental study protocol

Abstract

Bullying is one of the important but neglected health concern among adolescents especially in low and middle income countries. The results of this study might guide the policy makers and public health professionals, not only in India but in other low and middle income countries, in formulating policy or guidelines for universal implementation of bullying prevention program in the schools with an aim to improve the overall health of the adolescents, and ultimately contribute in achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, three and four, of ensuring good health and well-being, and providing quality education, respectively.