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Jamaica Global Youth Tobacco Survey Summary (2000)

Overview

• A school-based survey targeting students aged 13-15, grades 7-13, conducted in 2000.
• Employed a two-stage cluster sampling design with high response rates: school (100%), class (100%), student (86.5%), and overall survey (86.5%).
• Involved 1,256 participants; investigated tobacco use prevalence and determinants, including access, exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS), media, advertising, cessation, and school curriculum.

Key Findings

• Tobacco Use Prevalence:

  • 33.0% ever smoked cigarettes (boys: 39.3%, girls: 27.6%).
  • 19.3% currently use any tobacco product (boys: 24.4%, girls: 14.5%).
  • 15.8% currently smoke cigarettes (boys: 20.3%, girls: 11.8%).
  • 7.8% currently use other tobacco products (boys: 10.5%, girls: 5.4%).
  • 15.2% of never smokers likely to initiate smoking.

• SHS Exposure:

  • 30.7% live in homes where others smoke.
  • 59.2% exposed to smoking outside home.
  • 70.6% believe SHS is harmful to others, and support banning smoking in public places (70.6%).

• Media, Advertising, and cessation:

  • 74.2% saw anti-smoking media messages in past 30 days.
  • 64.7% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards; 60.4% saw pro-cigarette ads in print media.
  • 8.1% offered free cigarettes by tobacco reps.
  • 79.8% of current smokers want to quit; 70.6% attempted cessation in past year; 56.1% received help.

• School and Youth Factors:

  • 40.4% taught about smoking dangers in school; 39.3% learned tobacco effects.
  • 7.8% have all or most friends who smoke.
  • Over three-quarters saw SHS ads promoting cigarettes.

Critique

• High SHS exposure and access issues noted; media influences mixed. For more details, contact provided, but focus here is summary.