2000-12-31-世界卫生组织-2001_GYTS_Fact_Sheet_Ecuador_Guayaquil_1页_38kb

Ecuador-Guayaquil GYTS Summary (2001)

Methodology

• Conducted among students aged 13-15 in grades 1-3 using a two-stage cluster sample design.
• First stage: Selection of schools with probability proportional to enrollment size.
• Second stage: Random selection of classes, with eligibility for all students in those classes.
• Response rates: 100% school response, 98.6% class response, 91.1% student response, and 89.8% overall response.
• Sample size: 1,870 students represented Guayaquil.

Prevalence and Key Findings

• Ever smoked cigarettes: 32.3% (Boys 34.0%, Girls 31.3%).
• Current tobacco use: 14.7% (Boys 14.7%, Girls 14.5%).
• Current cigarette smokers: 9.1% (Boys 9.1%, Girls 9.0%).
• Other tobacco products use: 8.2% (Boys 9.1%, Girls 7.4%).

Determinants and Attitudes

• Access and Price: 72.7% of smokers bought cigarettes without age refusal.
• Secondhand Smoke (SHS): High exposure—31.3% live in homes with smoking, 49.7% exposed outside homes.
• Cessation: 62.0% want to stop, 62.3% attempted cessation in the past year.
• Media and Advertising: 77.6% seen anti-smoking media in past 30 days; 78.3% seen pro-cigarette ads in past 30 days; 9.9% had brand-exposed objects.
• School Curriculum: 58.7% taught about smoking dangers, 23.6% discussed smoking reasons, 49.6% taught tobacco effects.

Highlights

• 14.7% of students currently use any tobacco product.
• 9.1% smoke cigarettes, with high SHS exposure and parental smoking rates.
• Positive attitudes include 71.4% supporting smoking bans in public places.