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Laos GYTS Summary for Ages 13-15 (2003)

Survey Overview

The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) in Laos was conducted in 2003 among students aged 13-15, using a two-stage cluster sampling design. It aimed to assess tobacco use and its determinants. Sample selection was proportional to enrollment size, with a school response rate of 100%, class response rate of 100%, student response rate of 92.7%, and overall response rate of 92.7%, involving 6,536 participants.

Key Metrics

• Ever smoked cigarettes: 10.7% (males: 18.5%, females: 2.3%)
• Current tobacco use: 9.8% (males: 15.4%, females: 3.3%)
• Current cigarette smoking: 6.1% (males: 11.2%, females: 0.7%)
• Current other tobacco use: 5.0% (males: 6.8%, females: 2.9%)

Highlights

• 9.8% of students use any tobacco product, with 6.1% smoking cigarettes and 5.0% using other forms.
• 7.3% of never-smokers are at risk of starting smoking next year.
• High exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS): 42.8% live in homes with others smoking, and 56.4% are exposed outside the home.
• Strong belief in SHS harm: 55.3% support banning smoking in public places; over 97% of current smokers want to quit and 85.2% have tried in the past year.

Attitudes and Knowledge

• Beliefs: 55.3% think smoking should be banned in public; 61.7% believe SHS is harmful; only 3.8% have friends who smoke.
• Media: 91.8% see anti-smoking ads, while 56.7% view pro-cigarette billboards and 57.7% see ads in newspapers/magazines.
• School-based education: 65.1% learned about smoking dangers in class; 45.5% discussed youth smoking reasons.

Other Information

• Over half see parents smoking (48.8%), contributing to higher SHS exposure and youth smoking initiation risk.
• Less than a third bought cigarettes due to age refusal issues.