The Mauritius GYTS was a school-based survey of students in Form II, Form III, and Form IV conducted in 2008. A total of 1,286 students aged 13-15 participated in the Mauritius GYTS. (pdf format here)
Prevalence
28.4% of students had ever smoked cigarettes
Boys = 37.7%, Girls = 19.9%
13.7% currently smoke cigarettes
Boys = 20.3%, Girls = 7.7%
11.2% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) - Mauritius-National (Ages 13-15)
The Mauritius GYTS was a school-based survey of students in Form II, Form III, and Form IV conducted in 2008. A total of 1,286 students aged 13-15 participated in the Mauritius GYTS.
Prevalence
28.4% of students had ever smoked cigarettes
Boys = 37.7%, Girls = 19.9%
13.7% currently smoke cigarettes
Boys = 20.3%, Girls = 7.7%
11.2% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
36.3% think boys and 13.6% think girls who smoke have more friends
12.2% think boys and 6.5% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
22.3% usually smoke at home
51.8% buy cigarettes in a store
60.0% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age
Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS)
36.1% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
73.6% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
74.5% think smoking should be banned from public places
72.6% think smoke from others is harmful to them
39.9% have one or more parents who smoke
12.0% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
62.3% want to stop smoking
58.5% tried to stop smoking during the past year
76.1% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
84.9% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
51.4% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days
8.4% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
62.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking
36.6% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke
63.8% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use
Highlights
• 13.7% of students currently smoke
cigarettes; 11.2% of never
smokers are likely to initiate
smoking next year
• SHS exposure is high – over one-
third of students live in homes
where others smoke, about three-
fourths of students are around
others who smoke in places
outside of their home; nearly 4 in
10 students have one or more
parent who smoke.
• More than 7 in 10 students think
smoke from others is harmful to
them.
• Three-fourths of students think
smoking should be banned from
public places.
• About 6 in 10 students who are
currently smoking indicated that
they want to stop smoking now.
• More than 8 in 10 students saw
anti-smoking messages in the past
30 days.
The Mauritius GYTS includes data on prevalence of cigarette and other tobacco use as well as information on five determinants of tobacco use: access/availability and price, exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS), cessation, media and advertising, and school curriculum. These determinants are components Mauritius could include in a comprehensive tobacco control program.
A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce representative data for Mauritius. At the first stage, schools were selected with probability proportional to enrollment size. At the second stage, classes were randomly selected and all students in selected classes were eligible to participate. The school response rate was 96.0%, the student response rate was 82.5% and the overall response rate was 79.2%. For additional information, please contact: Deowan Mohee [email protected]
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