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Summary of Kuwait Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Fact Sheet

Introduction

The Kuwait GYTS is a school-based survey conducted in 2001 to assess tobacco use prevalence and determinants among students aged 13-15, using a two-stage cluster sampling design with a high overall response rate of 94.8% and 6,330 participants. It focuses on factors such as access/availability, exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS), media, and school influences, informing comprehensive tobacco control strategies.

Key Findings

• Tobacco Use Prevalence: Overall, 22.8% of students had ever smoked cigarettes, with higher rates among boys; currently, 21.1% use any tobacco product, including 10.0% who smoke cigarettes and 16.2% who use other forms. Boys are more likely than girls to engage in tobacco use.
• Initiation Risk: 18.7% of never smokers are predicted to start smoking next year, indicating future potential for increased tobacco use among youth.
• Access and Availability: Ease of purchase is high, with 89.4% of smokers able to buy cigarettes without age refusal; 36.0% have parents who smoke, and 8.7% have most friends who smoke, provisionally correlating with current use.
• Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS): SHS exposure is elevated, with 42.9% living in homes where others smoke, 59.1% exposed outside the home, and strong public support for banning smoking (83.2% agree).
• Attitudes and Knowledge: 68.5% recognize SHS as harmful, and 83.2% support public smoking bans; however, gender and peer influences shape perceptions, with boys more likely to believe smoking enhances social aspects.
• Cessation Attempts: 64.3% of current smokers desire to quit, and 23.4% have attempted to stop in the past year, with 90.1% having received help to quit.
• Media Influence: Students were exposed to anti-smoking messages (66.8% in past 30 days), but pro-cigarette ads are pervasive (83.8% on billboards, 89.2% in newspapers/magazines); 17.3% have cigarette brand logos nearby.
• School-Based Factors: 26.8% discussed smoking dangers in class, 26.9% examined age-specific reasons for smoking, and 25.9% learned about tobacco effects, contributing to risk awareness.