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GATS Summary: Egypt 2009

Core Content

The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a globally standardized survey designed to monitor adult tobacco use and track key tobacco control indicators. It provides countries with the data needed to design, implement, and evaluate tobacco control programs, and to fulfill their obligations under the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The survey includes six MPOWER policies aimed at reducing tobacco use and its impact.

Main Objectives

• Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies: Track the prevalence of tobacco use and evaluate the effectiveness of tobacco control measures.
• Protect people from tobacco smoke: Assess exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in various settings.
• Offer help to quit tobacco use: Evaluate cessation efforts and quit attempts among smokers.
• Warn about the dangers of tobacco: Measure public awareness of the health risks associated with tobacco.
• Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship: Assess the visibility of tobacco marketing and anti-tobacco messaging.
• Raise taxes on tobacco: Gather data on economic aspects of tobacco use, such as purchasing habits and expenditure.

Key Findings

Tobacco Use

• Overall: 19.4% of adults (9.7 million) are current tobacco smokers.
  • Men: 37.7% (9.5 million)
  • Women: 0.5% (127,000)
• Daily tobacco smokers: 18.5% of adults (Men: 35.8%, Women: 0.5%)
• Daily cigarette smokers: 15.7% of adults (Men: 30.6%, Women: 0.2%)
• Shisha smokers: 3.3% of adults (Men: 6.2%, Women: 0.3%)
• Average age of initiation of daily smoking: 16.8 years (among 18–34 year olds)
• Average number of cigarettes consumed per day: 19.3

Cessation

• Former daily tobacco smokers: 16.6% of ever daily smokers (Men: 16.6%, Women: 21.2%)
• Smokers who made a quit attempt in the past 12 months: 41.1% (Men: 41.1%, Women: 44.4%)
• Smokers who quit in the past 12 months: 17.9% (Men: 17.9%, Women: 20.8%)
• Current smokers interested in quitting: 42.8% (Men: 42.8%, Women: 45.5%)
• Smokers advised to quit by a health care provider: 90.5% (Men: 90.9%, Women: *)

Second-hand Smoke (SHS)

• Exposure to SHS at workplace (past month): 60.7% (Men: 62.4%, Women: 54.0%)
• Exposure to SHS in health care facilities: 49.2% (Men: 53.8%, Women: 46.4%)
• Exposure to SHS in government buildings/offices: 72.8% (Men: 75.8%, Women: 66.7%)
• Exposure to SHS in public transportation: 79.6%
• Exposure to SHS in restaurants: 72.7%
• Smoking is allowed inside the home: 70.8%
• Someone smoked inside the home in the past month: 81.5%

Media and Marketing

• Notice of cigarette advertisements: 10.5% of adults (Current smokers: 15.8%, Non-smokers: 9.2%)
• Notice of cigarette marketing in stores: 8.0%
• Notice of cigarette advertisements for sports sponsorships: 2.1%
• Notice of cigarette promotions: 3.2%
• Notice of cigarette promotions on clothing or other items: 2.1%
• Notice of anti-cigarette information on any media: 79.1%
• Notice of anti-cigarette information on local TV: 51.9%
• Notice of anti-cigarette information on radio: 18.9%

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions

• Belief that smoking causes serious illness: 97.6% of adults (Current smokers: 97.5%, Non-smokers: 97.7%)
• Belief that smoking causes lung cancer: 96.2%
• Belief that smoking causes heart attack: 95.0%
• Belief that smoking causes stroke: 88.6%
• Belief that breathing other people's smoke causes serious illness: 96.3%

Additional Information

• Survey Methodology: GATS uses a multi-stage, geographically clustered sample design. It was conducted in Egypt in 2009 as a household survey of adults aged 15 and older.
• Response Rates:
  • Household response rate: 98.9%
  • Person response rate: 98.4%
  • Overall response rate: 97.3%
• Total Completed Interviews: 20,946
• Data Weighting: The data have been weighted to be nationally representative of all non-institutionalized adults aged 15 and older.
• Funding and Support: Financial support is provided by the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, with technical assistance from the CDC, WHO, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and RTI International.

Conclusion

The GATS survey in Egypt provides a comprehensive overview of tobacco use patterns, cessation behaviors, exposure to SHS, and public awareness of the health risks associated with tobacco. It highlights significant gender disparities in smoking prevalence and emphasizes the need for targeted interventions to reduce tobacco use and its related health risks. The survey also underscores the importance of media regulation and public health campaigns in supporting tobacco control efforts.