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Report on the Results of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey in
Grenada
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The
Grenada
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
Grenada
could
include
in
a
comprehensive
tobacco
control
program. The Grenada GYTS was a school-based survey of students in grades 6-8 and forms 1-4, conducted in 2000. A two-stage cluster |
sample design was used to produce representative data for all of Grenada. 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 92.5%, the student response rate was 79.2%, and the overall response rate was 73.3%. A total of 3,428 students participated in the Grenada GYTS. |
Prevalence27.8% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 34.0%, Female = 20.9%) 16.4% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 17.9%, Female =13.8%) 8.6% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 9.7%, Female = 6.8%) 10.8% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 11.4%, Female = 9.3%) 11.3% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year Knowledge and Attitudes27.0% think boys and 17.1% think girls who smoke have more friends 9.3% think boys and 8.2% think girls who smoke look more attractive Access and Availability - Current Smokers40.2% usually smoke at home 18.2% buy cigarettes in a store 79.5% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age Environmental Tobacco Smoke29.8% live in homes where others smoke 53.7% are around others who smoke in places outside their home 72.1% think smoking should be banned from public places 69.1% think smoke from others is harmful to them 32.3% have one or more parents who smoke 6.5% have most or all friends who smoke Cessation - Current Smokers72.1% want to stop smoking 69.8% tried to stop smoking during the past year 72.2% have ever received help to stop smoking Media and Advertising72.8% saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days 60.2% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards in the past 30 days 55.6% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines in the past 30 days 15.9% have an object with a cigarette brand logo 12.9% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative School50.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking 36.5% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke 51.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use |
Highlights• 16% of students currently use some form of tobacco; 9% currently smoke cigarettes; 11% currently use other tobacco products • ETS exposure is very high - 3 in 10 students live in homes where others smoke; over half are exposed to smoke in public places; 1 in 3 have parents who smoke. • 7 in 10 students think smoke from others is harmful. • 7 in 10 students think smoking should be banned in public places. • 7 in 10 smokers want to stop. • 7 in 10 students saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days; 6 in 10 students saw pro-cigarette ads in the past 30 days. |
For
additional
information,
please
contact:
A.
Alister
Antoine catingda@caribsurf.com
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