2002-12-31-世界卫生组织-2003_GYTS_Fact_Sheet_Mexico_Cuernavaca_1页_39kb

Mexico - Cuernavaca GYTS (Ages 13-15) Summary Report

1. Overview

• Type: A school-based Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS).
• Period: Conducted in 2003 in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
• Population: Students aged 13-15 (Grades 1, 2, and 3).

2. Sampling Method

• Design: Employed a two-stage cluster sampling method.
• Procedure:
  • First stage: Selected schools based on proportion to enrollment size.
  • Second stage: Randomly selected classes; invited all eligible students to participate.
• Response Rate: Overall student response was 93.4%; school and class rates were 100.0%.

3. Key Findings (“Highlights”)

• Tobacco Use:
  • Cigarette Use: 55.8% had ever smoked (22.4% current users), higher among females. 22.4% were current cigarette smokers.
  • Overall Tobacco Product Use: 25.6% used any tobacco product currently (Males: 24.1%, Females: 26.4%).
  • Other Tobacco Products: 6.9% currently used other products; no correlation between declining sales and preference for mentholated cigarettes.
• Intentions & Initiation: ~5.7% of non-smokers expected to start smoking next year.
• Price & Access: 62.5% bought cigarettes from stores without being refused due to age.
  • Only 10.4% currently smoked at home. Possession of cigarette brand logos was low.
• Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS):
  • High SHS exposure: 41.7% lived in homes with others smoking.
  • 56.5% encountered SHS outside the home.
  • Strong public support for smoke-free environments: High agreement that smoking should be banned in public places and is harmful (76.9% believe SHS is harmful, 80%+ favor bans).
  • Parental smoking was widespread, affecting ~42% of respondents.
• Media & Advertising:
  • Pro-cigarette advertising was common: 88.2% saw billboard ads, 74.3% saw ads in newspapers/magazines in the past 30 days.
  • Anti-smoking messages were seen by ~84% during the past 30 days.
  • Only ~87% had received classroom education on tobacco health impacts.
• Cessation Attempt:
  • Traditional cessation tools had low reported use: 38.9% desired to quit, 57.7% had tried to quit in the past year, but fewer received formal help (70.8%).

4. Conclusions

• High prevalence of cigarette (22.4%) and overall tobacco use (25.6%) among youth.
• SHS exposure is prevalent and youth largely support smoke-free public spaces.
• Marketing influence is evident via widespread pro-tobacco media.
• Efforts to cease smoking were relatively low, compared to initiation or use rates.
• Pervasive access and low barriers to purchase highlight programmatic gaps.