Global Youth Tobacco Surveys (GYTS) in Mali (2008)

The Mali GYTS was a school-based survey of students in grades 6, 7, 8, and 9 conducted in 2008.
A total of 2,135 13-15 year old students participated.

Prevalence
29.0% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 44.6%, Female = 10.1%)
16.6% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 23.1%, Female = 8.8%)
10.4% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 17.4%, Female = 2.5%)
9.0% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 10.7%, Female = 7.2%)
5.6% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

For additional information, please contact: Abdoulaye Cisse
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