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Zambia - Chongwe/Luangwa GYTS Summary

Background

The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) conducted in Zambia's Chongwe/Luangwa region in 2002 targeted students aged 13-15 from grades 7 to 9. It employed a two-stage cluster sampling design with a school response rate of 100%, class response rate of 100%, and student response rate of 78.3%, involving 1035 participants. The survey aimed to assess tobacco use prevalence and influences.

Key Findings

• Tobacco Use Prevalence: 25.8% of students had ever smoked cigarettes; 26.0% currently used any tobacco product. Among these, 12.3% smoked cigarettes, and 19.8% used other tobacco products. Approximately 35% of never smokers were predicted to start smoking in the next year.
• Determinants: Factors included access/availability, exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) with 31.3% living in homes where others smoked, cessation desire with 68.9% wanting to stop smoking, and media exposures such as anti-smoking messages seen by 66.3% of students and pro-cigarette ads by a significant portion.
• Attitudes and Knowledge: High SHS exposure and misconceptions were observed, with 35.7% of students believing smoking increases social friends. Knowledge gaps were evident, as media and school education were only partially integrated, with 51.6% taught about tobacco dangers.

Highlights

• Over 25% of students used some form of tobacco, and nearly half desired to quit.
• Strong public support for banning smoking in public places was indicated by 40.5% of students.
• The data underscores high tobacco use and exposure among youth, needing comprehensive tobacco control programs.