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Global Youth Tobacco Survey in Haiti (2000)

Core Content Overview

The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) in Haiti, conducted in 2000 by the Association de Sante Publique d'Haiti (ASPHA), aimed to assess tobacco use among students in grades 7, 8, and 9 in Port-au-Prince. The survey provided critical insights into the prevalence of tobacco use, students' knowledge and attitudes, access to tobacco products, and the influence of media and environmental factors.

Main Objectives

• Document and monitor the prevalence of tobacco use, including cigarette smoking and use of smokeless tobacco, cigars, or pipes.
• Assess students' attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors related to tobacco use and its health impacts.
• Provide information to guide programming and advocacy efforts targeting youth tobacco use.

Key Findings

Tobacco Use Prevalence

• 23.7% of students had ever smoked cigarettes.
• 18.5% of students were current users of any tobacco product.
• 12% of students were currently smoking cigarettes.
• 10% of students were smoking other tobacco products.
• 22.3% of students had never smoked.

School Curriculum

• Over 50% of students were taught about the dangers of smoking.
• 29.7% of students discussed why people their age smoked.

Access to Tobacco Products

• 58% of current smokers usually smoked at home.
• 28% of students purchased cigarettes in stores.
• 61% of students were not refused cigarettes due to their age.
• There is no legislation to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to minors.

Cessation Intentions

• 83.1% of current smokers wanted to stop smoking.
• 81.4% of current smokers had tried to quit in the past year.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)

• 23.8% of never smokers and 55.2% of current smokers were exposed to smoke in their home.
• 41.3% of never smokers and 79.9% of current smokers were exposed to ETS in public places.
• 73.6% of never smokers and 73.2% of current smokers believe smoking should be banned in public places.
• 55.8% of never smokers and 39.6% of current smokers believe ETS is harmful to them.

Attitudes Towards Smoking

• 16.5% of never smokers and 16.2% of current smokers think boys who smoke have more friends.
• 15.1% of never smokers and 15.8% of current smokers think girls who smoke have more friends.
• 26.9% of never smokers and 23.6% of current smokers think smoking makes boys look more attractive.
• 27.0% of never smokers and 21.2% of current smokers think smoking makes girls look more attractive.

Media and Advertising

• 60% of students were exposed to anti-smoking media messages.
• 63.4% of never smokers and 18.2% of current smokers saw pro-tobacco messages in newspapers and magazines.
• 37% of current smokers and 18% of never smokers had objects with cigarette brand logos.
• 18% of never smokers and 10% of current smokers had been offered free cigarettes by tobacco companies.

Recommendations

To reduce youth tobacco use, the following strategies are recommended:

• Enact and enforce tobacco control legislation, including bans on tobacco advertising, strong health warnings, and smoking in public places.
• Prohibit tobacco companies from sponsoring sports and cultural events.
• Ban the sale of tobacco products to minors under 18 years of age.
• Restrict tobacco advertising on billboards, newspapers, radio, and television.
• Increase public awareness campaigns on the harmful effects of smoking.
• Involve key ministries such as Health, Education, Youth, Social Affairs, Women, and Sports in anti-smoking initiatives.
• Continue research on tobacco use in other cities and among different student groups to better understand regional and demographic variations.

Conclusion

The GYTS highlights the significant prevalence of tobacco use among Haitian youth, with 18.5% currently using tobacco products. The lack of effective tobacco control measures, such as legislation against advertising and access, and limited school-based education on the dangers of smoking, contribute to the high rates of initiation and continued use. Despite this, a large majority of students express a desire to quit and support the banning of smoking in public places. These findings underscore the urgent need for comprehensive tobacco prevention and control strategies targeting young people in Haiti.