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Gaza Strip Youth Tobacco Use Summary

Overview

This factsheet summarizes the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) conducted in the Gaza Strip in 2005, targeting students aged 13-15. The survey employed a two-stage cluster sampling design across grades 7-10, with a total of 2,109 participants achieving response rates higher than 90%.

Methodology

• Sampling Design: Probability proportional to enrollment size at the first stage for schools, followed by random selection of classes; all eligible students in selected classes participated.
• Response Rates: School response rate 100%, class response rate 100%, student response rate 94.5%, resulting in 94.5% overall participation.
• Key Findings Method: Data analyzed to assess tobacco use and its determinants, including access, price, secondhand smoke exposure, media, and school factors.

Prevalence of Tobacco Use

• Current Users: 15.7% of students (boys: 18.4%; girls: 11.7%) reported using any tobacco product.
• Cigarette Smoking: 6.6% smoked cigarettes currently (boys: 9.7%; girls: 3.0%).
• Initiation Likelihood: 15.5% of never-smokers indicated likely to start smoking next year.

Key Determinants and Findings

• Access and Availability:
  • 36.1% purchased cigarettes outside home; efforts to buy were not always refused.
  • High secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure: 46.1% around others smoking indoors/outdoors.
  • SHS exposure factors: 86.5% exposed at home due to parental smoking, 6.8% exposed through friends who smoke.
  • Attitudes: 59.8% believe SHS is harmful; 86.5% support public smoking bans; 79.8% think public smoking should be prohibited.
• Knowledge and Cessation:
  • 65.2% of current smokers desire to quit; 59.2% attempted cessation in the past year.
• Media Exposure:
  • Anti-smoking awareness: 63.8% saw such messages in the past 30 days.
  • Pro-tobacco promotion: 72.7% viewed billboard ads, 60.6% saw ads in media; 15.2% owned products with cigarette brand logos.
• School Factors:
  • Curriculum-linked topics: 60.5% learned about smoking dangers in school; 55.8% discussed reasons for youth smoking.
• Other Highlights:
  • 40.5% have smoking parents; 6.8% have all friends who smoke.
  • Desire for cessation and support for bans are high among youth.
  • Media influence: High exposure to pro-tobacco ads alongside anti-smoking campaigns.

Summary Insights

The survey indicates high tobacco use prevalence among Gaza Strip youth, driven by parental and peer influences, SHS exposure, and media. Strong protective attitudes favor smoking bans and cessation. These findings underscore the need for comprehensive tobacco control programs in education and public policy.