Prevalence
12.0% of students had ever smoked cigarettes
Boy=15.1%, Girl=8.0%
15.4% currently use any tobacco product
Boy=19.2%, Girl=11.1%
3.5% currently smoke cigarettes
Boy=5.6%, Girl=1.3%
13.9% currently use other tobacco products
Boy=16.9%, Girl=10.7%
13.4% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) in Nigeria-Abuja (Ages 13-15) The Nigeria-Abuja GYTS was a school-based survey of students in Junior Secondary 2, Junior Secondary 3, and Senior Secondary 1 conducted in 2008.
The Nigeria-Abuja 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 Nigeria-Abuja could include in a comprehensive tobacco control program.
Prevalence
12.0% of students had ever smoked cigarettes
Boy=15.1%, Girl=8.0%
15.4% currently use any tobacco product
Boy=19.2%, Girl=11.1%
3.5% currently smoke cigarettes
Boy=5.6%, Girl=1.3%
13.9% currently use other tobacco products
Boy=16.9%, Girl=10.7%
13.4% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
36.9% think boys and 24.6% think girls who smoke have more friends
8.9% think boys and 8.5% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS)
21.7% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
39.7% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
57.0% think smoking should be banned from public places
44.6% think smoke from others is harmful to them
5.8% have one or more parents who smoke
2.0% have most or all friends who smoke
Media and Advertising
66.5% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
43.1% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
46.4% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days
16.1% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
11.3% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
53.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking
30.0% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke
58.6% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use
For additional information, contact Prof. Ima-Obong A. Ekanem: [email protected]
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