1999-12-31-世界卫生组织-2000_GYTS_Fact_Sheet_Peru_Trujillo_1页_38kb

Peru - Trujillo GYTS: Youth Tobacco Use Summary

Overview

A school-based survey conducted in 2000 among 1,026 students aged 13-15 in Trujillo, Peru, evaluating smoking prevalence and tobacco-related factors while accounting for sampling design details.

Methodology

• Two-stage cluster sampling: schools selected proportionally to enrollment, classes randomly sampled; eligible students completed surveys.
• Response rates: school 95.8%, class 100%, student 85.6%, overall 82.1%.

Prevalence Data

• Ever smoked cigarettes: 46.5% (Boys 56.5%, Girls 37.0%)
• Currently use any tobacco: 18.7% (Boys 22.8%, Girls 13.7%)
• Currently smoke cigarettes: 16.3% (Boys 22.3%, Girls 9.6%)
• Currently any tobacco smokers: 18.7%
• Currently other tobacco use: 5.3%
• Likelihood to initiate smoking: 25.5% of never smokers plan to start in the next year.

Attitudes and Awareness

• Around 30% of students live in homes with SHS exposure, and 74.7% believe SHS is harmful; 90.8% support public smoking bans.
• Smoking is perceived as attractive (14-16% disagree), and cessation intentions are high: 79.5% desire quitting, with 78.7% attempting it recently and 71.5% receiving help.
• Anti-smoking media contact: 92.1% viewed such ads in the past 30 days, elevated pro-cigarette media exposure (71.4% billboards, 77.6% in media).
• Peer smoking and parental influence: One in eight have exposure via parent smoking; over half commented on friends' smoking in discussion contexts.

Salient Determinants

• Accessibility issues: High (59.9%) store-based cigarette purchase; 9.5% smoking occurring at home socially.
• School-based aspects: 58.0% received education on smoking dangers, 49.3% engaged in school discussions about tobacco use initiation patterns.