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Report on the Results of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey in
Sri Lanka (
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The
Sri
Lanka
GYTS
includes
data
on
prevalence
of
cigarette
and
other
tobacco
use
as
well
as
information
on
five
determinants
of
tobacco
use:
access/availability
and
price,
environmental
tobacco
smoke
exposure
(ETS),
cessation,
media
and
advertising,
and
school
curriculum.
These
determinants
are
components
Sri
Lanka
could
include
in
a
comprehensive
tobacco
control
program.
The Sri Lanka GYTS was a school-based survey of students in grades 8-10, conducted in 1999. |
A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce representative data
for all of Sri Lanka. At the first stage, schools were selected with
probability proportional to enrollment size. At the second stage, classes
were randomly selected and all students in selected classes were eligible to
participate.
The school response rate was 85.7%, the student response rate was 89.0%, and the overall response rate was 76.3%. A total of 2896 students participated in the Sri Lanka GYTS. |
Prevalence12.5%
of
students
had
ever
smoked
cigarettes
(Male
=
17.5%,
Female
=
6.8%) 4.5% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 6.8%, Female = 1.7%) 7.6% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 9.7%, Female = 5.3%) 4.9% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year Knowledge and Attitudes49.5% think boys and 19.9% think girls who smoke have more friends 43.5% think boys and 27.0% think girls who smoke look more attractive Access and Availability - Current Smokers12.2%
usually
smoke
at
home Environmental Tobacco Smoke55.8% live in homes where others smoke 67.4% are around others who smoke in places outside their home 90.6% think smoking should be banned from public places 73.9% definitely think smoke from others is harmful to them 51.2% have one or more parents who smoke 5.4% have most or all friends who smoke Cessation - Current Smokers80.0% want to stop smoking 40.5% tried to stop smoking during the past year 100% have ever received help to stop smoking Media and Advertising89.8% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days 80.8% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days 82.9% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days 10.8% have an object with a cigarette brand logo 6.8% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative School61.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking 34.1% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke 53.7% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use * sample size <35 participants |
Highlights• 11% of students currently use some form of tobacco; 5% currently smoke cigarettes; 8% currently use other forms of tobacco. • ETS exposure is very high - almost 6 in10 students live in homes where others smoke; almost 7 in 10 are exposed to smoke in public places; half have parents who smoke. • 9 in 10 students think smoking should be banned in public places. • 7 in 10 students think smoke from others is harmful to them. • 8 in 10 smokers want to stop. • 9 in 10 students saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days; 8 in 10 students saw pro-cigarette ads in the past 30 days. |
For
additional
information,
please
contact:
P.W.
Gunasekera
pwguna@sltnet.lk
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