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Summary of Nicaragua - Atlantico Puerto Cabezas GYTS Fact Sheet

Survey Overview

The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) was conducted in Nicaragua - Atlantico Puerto Cabezas in 2003, focusing on students aged 13-15 years. It employed a two-stage cluster sampling design to gather representative data on tobacco use and its determinants.

Methodology

The survey utilized a two-stage sampling approach, selecting schools proportionally to enrollment size and then randomly selecting classes. The school response rate was 100%, the class response rate was 100%, and the student response rate was 80.6%, with an overall response rate of 80.6%. A total of 355 students participated.

Key Findings

• Tobacco Use Prevalence:

  • 23.9% of students currently use any tobacco product, with 20.0% currently smoking cigarettes and 9.3% using other tobacco products.
  • Ever smoked cigarettes: 49.3%, with boys higher than girls.

• Initiation and Attitudes:

  • 27.3% of students believe boys who smoke have more friends, while 17.8% think girls who smoke look more attractive.
  • 26.4% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking in the next year.

• Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS):

  • SHS exposure is high, with nearly half (48.8%) living in homes where others smoke in their presence, and 61.5% being exposed outside the home.
  • Attitudes on SHS: 79.5% believe smoking should be banned from public places, and 49.6% think smoke from others is harmful.

• Access and Availability:

  • High availability: Most current smokers (49.3%) have ever received cessation help, and access to tobacco was common, with 14.0% smoking at home.

• Media and Advertising:

  • 75.6% were exposed to anti-smoking media in the past 30 days, while 73.5% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards and two-thirds saw ads in newspapers or magazines.

• School-Based Interventions:

  • Many students (65.1%) were taught about tobacco dangers in school, and 35.2% discussed reasons for smoking.

Highlights

• High current tobacco use (23.9%) and cigarette smoking (20.0%) among youth.
• Strong support for SHS bans in public places and recognition of SHS harm.
• Ineffective prevention due to high exposure and media influences promoting smoking.

For more details, contact: Marcos Membreño Idiáquez at (505) 278-6502.