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Latvia GYTS Summary

Background

• Survey: Conducted in 2002 for students aged 13-15 in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades.
• Methodology: Two-stage cluster sampling design, with a sample of 1,803 students (response rate 81.3%).
• Objectives: Assessed prevalence of tobacco use and determinants such as access, price, exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS), media advertising, cessation behaviors, and school influences.

Key Findings

Prevalence

• High use: 78.5% had ever smoked cigarettes, and 31.1% currently smoked cigarettes.
• Any tobacco use: 34.2% currently used some form, including 10.4% using other products besides cigarettes.

Determinants of Tobacco Use

• Attitudes: 74.8% of smokers wanted to quit, and 77.3% believed smoking harms others.
• SHS Exposure: High exposure—59.0% lived in homes where smoking occurred, and 71.3% were exposed elsewhere, close to 90% supporting public smoking bans.
• Friends and Parental Influence: 30.5% had most friends who smoked, and parental smoking was common (nearly 85% had at least one parent smoker).
• Initiation: 24.6% expected to smoke cigarettes in the next year.
• Access and Availability: High ease—51.6% bought cigarettes in stores without issue, and 63.4% had objects with cigarette logos.

Media, Advertising, and School Factors

• Media Ads: Predominantly pro-tobacco: 81.6% saw billboard ads, 86.3% saw ads in print media, with minimal anti-smoking exposure (68.3% of students saw at least some anti-smoking messages).
• School Curriculum: 56.6% discussed tobacco dangers in class, 41.6% covered reasons youth smoke, and 47.2% learned about tobacco effects.

Highlights

• High current tobacco use (31.1% smokers, 34.2% any tobacco users among 13-15 year olds).
• Strong SHS exposure and supportive bans in public places.
• High susceptibility to tobacco marketing, with limited positive youth influences.