2001-12-31-世界卫生组织-2002_GYTS_Fact_Sheet_Panama_1页_39kb

Survey Overview: The 2003 Panama Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) was conducted among 1296 students aged 13-15 through a school-based, two-stage cluster sampling design with high response rates (school 98.0%, class 100.0%, student 89.1%, overall 87.3%). The survey provided data on tobacco use prevalence and key determinants like access, price, secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure, cessation, media, and school factors.

Tobacco Use Prevalence: Key highlights include 32.2% of students having ever smoked cigarettes, with boys (36.2%) higher than girls (27.7%); 18.6% currently using any tobacco product (boys 20.5%, girls 15.6%); 13.2% currently smoking cigarettes (boys 14.7%, girls 11.1%); and 9.8% using other tobacco products. Among never smokers, 13.8% were likely to initiate smoking the next year.

Determinants and Risk Factors: Access to tobacco was high, with 13.0% smoking at home and 46.2% buying cigarettes without age refusal. SHS exposure was widespread, with 32.0% living in homes with smoking others, 51.8% exposed outside home, and only 76.0% certain its effects; additionally, 43.7% had parents who smoked. Media influences were mixed, with 77.3% seeing anti-smoking messages and 78.3% seeing pro-cigarette billboard ads, though class education covered smoking dangers.

Attitudes and Behaviors: Strong beliefs against smoking, such as 80.5% thinking SHS harms health and 81.8% supporting public smoking bans. For current smokers, 54.3% wanted to quit, 69.2% had attempted cessation in the past year, and 100.0% reported ever receiving help to stop. Media exposure showed students frequenting both anti-smoking campaigns (e.g., news ads) and pro-tobacco advertisements, with 8.1% offered free cigarettes by tobacco companies.

School and Prevention Elements: 64.6% received classroom education on smoking dangers, 43.7% discussed reasons for youth smoking, and 65.2% learned about tobacco effects. The survey revealed that factors like parental smoking and media marketing significantly impacted tobacco use among youth, suggesting potential areas for comprehensive tobacco control policies.