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Report on the Results of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey in
India
-
Mizoram
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The
India
-
Mizoram
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
India
could
include
in
a
comprehensive
tobacco
control
program.
The India - Mizoram GYTS was a school-based survey of students in standards 8-10, conducted in 2001. |
A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce representative data for all of Mizoram. 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 100%, the student response rate was 83.6%, and the overall response rate was 83.6%. A total of 2295 students participated in the India - Mizoram GYTS. |
Prevalence30.3% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 38.9%, Female = 21.5%) 53.5% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 58.4%, Female =48.7%) 23.1% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 32.8%, Female =13.4%) 32.2% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 28.1%, Female =36.5%) 45.9% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year Knowledge and Attitudes46.4% think boys and 32.7% think girls who smoke or chew tobacco have more friends 14.9% think boys and 12.8% think girls who smoke or chew tobacco look more attractive Access and Availability - Current Smokers30.4% usually smoke at home 61.9% buy cigarettes in a store 75.0% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age Environmental Tobacco Smoke74.9% live in homes where others smoke 78.7% are around others who smoke in places outside their home 68.8% think smoking should be banned from public places 54.5% think smoke from others is harmful to them 16.4% have most or all friends who smoke Cessation - Current Smokers85.3% want to stop smoking 79.3% tried to stop smoking during the past year 87.0% have ever received help to stop smoking Media and Advertising81.9% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days 77.5% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days 46.0% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers and magazines, in the past 30 days 25.0% have an object with a cigarette brand logo 13.5% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative School57.7% had been taught in class during the past year about the dangers of smoking 28.6% had discussed in class during the past year reasons why people their age smoke 54.0% had been taught in class during the past year the effects of tobacco use |
Highlights• 54% of students currently use any form of tobacco; 23% currently smoke cigarettes; 32% currently use some other form of tobacco. • ETS exposure is very high - 3 in 4 students live in homes where others smoke; 8 in 10 are exposed to smoke in public places. • Over half of students think smoke from others is harmful to them. • 7 in 10 students think smoking in public places should be banned. • 6 in 10 smokers want to quit. • 8 in 10 students saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days; almost 8 in 10 students saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards in the past 30 days; almost half of students saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers and magazines in the past 30 days. |
For
additional
information,
please
contact:
Dhirendra
Sinha
dhirendrasinha1@hotmail.com
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