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Montenegro GYTS Summary (Ages 13-15)

This summary highlights key findings from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey in Montenegro, conducted in 2004, focusing on tobacco use prevalence, determinants, and perceptions among 13-15-year-olds.

Population and Sample Design

• Conducted in 2004 using a two-stage cluster sampling method.
• Focuses on adolescents aged 13-15 (from grades 7/8 and high school years 1-4).
• Sample size of 1966 students.
• Response rates: 100% schools, 99.4% classes, 87% students, overall 86.5%.

Key Highlights

Prevalence of Tobacco Use

• Ever smoked cigarettes: 32.4% (males: 36.2%, females: 29.3%).
• Current tobacco users: 4.8% (males: 5.2%, females: 4.4%).
• Current cigarette smokers: 3.7% (males: 4.3%, females: 3.3%).
• Daily smokers: 1.4% males, 0.6% females.
• Cigar use: 3.2% current users (males: 3.6%, females: 3.0%).
• Initiation likelihood: 16.9% never smokers likely to smoke next year (males: 17.5%, females: 16.1%).

Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS)

• 95% or more lived in homes with others smoking inside.
• Over 84% were exposed to smoking outside home.
• High support for public smoking bans: 87.7% agree, 79.8% want cessation help.
• 47.4% believe secondhand smoke is harmful.

Access and Availability

• 48.6% bought cigarettes in stores; 11.8% smoked at home.
• Over half believed smoking should be banned; nearly half have parents who smoke.

Media and Advertising

• Media messages: 71.4% saw anti-smoking TV ads vs. 81.5% saw pro-cigarette ads.
• 39.1% saw anti- vs. 53.7% saw pro-messages on billboards.
• Stronger anti-smoking ads in newspapers (62.2% anti vs. 67.7% pro), and 26.6% had cigarette-logo items.

Cessation

• High quitting attempts by current smokers: 85.5% tried to stop in the past year, 79.8% received help.

School Factors

• Knowledge in schools: 46.8% taught about smoking dangers, 36.7% discussed smoking reasons, 41.8% taught effects during the past year.