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Global
School
Personnel
Survey
World
Health
Organization/Tobacco
Free
Initiative
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention/Office
on
Smoking
and
Health
Purpose:
To
collect
information
from
school
personnel
concerning
their
use
of
tobacco
and
their
tobacco
related
school
policies
and
programs.
Methodology:
- All
schools
selected
for
GYTS
eligible
- All
school
personnel
eligible
- Confidential
self-administered
questionnaire
- GSPS
questionnaire
distributed
to
personnel.
Personnel
return
documents
upon
completion
-
1-2
days.
GSPS
Core
Questionnaire
Components:
- Demographics
- Prevalence
- Knowledge
and
attitudes
- School
policy
- School
curriculum
Countries
currently
participating:
- India
(Bihar,
Maharashtra,
Mumbai,
Nagaland,
Manipur,
Arunchal
Pradesh,
Bihar
Central,
Meghalay,
Assam
and
West
Bengal)
-
Gaza
Strip,
North
West
Bank,
Mid
West
Bank,
South
West
Bank
-
Uruguay
(Colonia,
Maldonado,
Montevideo,
Rivera)
-
Nepal
-
Sudan
-
Tunisia
Full references for GSPS findings are:
Sinha DN, Gupta PC, Warren CW, Asma S. Effect of School Policy on Tobacco
Use by School Personnel in Bihar, India. Journal of School Health,
Jan 2004; 74(1):3-5.
Sinha DN, Gupta PC, Pednekar MS, Jones JT, Warren CW. Tobacco use among
school personnel in Bihar, India. Tobacco Control, 2002; 11:82-83.
Sinha DN, Gupta PC, Pednekar MS. Tobacco use among school personnel in eight
North-eastern states of India. Indian Journal of Cancer, 2003
Jan-Mar; 40(1):3-14.
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