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Bolivia - Cochabamba Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Summary

The GYTS was a school-based survey conducted in 2000 for students aged 13-15 in Bolivia's Cochabamba region, using a two-stage cluster sampling design with a school response rate of 91.1% and overall response rate of 79.1%, involving 4,152 participants.

Key findings include high tobacco use prevalence: 50.3% had ever smoked cigarettes, and 24.6% currently use any tobacco product, with higher rates among boys (29.7% current users) than girls (19.8%). Specifically, 20.8% smoke cigarettes currently, and 26.1% of never smokers are likely to start.

Detemi aNtors examined: access/availability, secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure, media/advertising, and school curriculum. Results show SHS exposure is high, with over 2 in 5 students living in homes with smoking others, and 60.9% exposed outside home. Eight in 10 students believe smoking is harmful and should be banned from public places.

Knowledge and attitudes indicate many students see smoking as unattractive yet still try cessation: 54.6% of current smokers want to quit, 58.6% have tried in the past year, and 66.5% received help. Media exposure high, with students frequently seeing anti-smoking messages and pro-tobacco ads. School-based education reached many: 50.8% learned about smoking dangers in class, and similar percentages discussed reasons and effects of tobacco use.