Changes in Tobacco Product Use Among Students Aged 13 to 15 Years in 34 Countries, Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2012–2020

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Njie, Gibril J. ; Kirksey Jones, Candace ; Jacques, Nerline ; Adetokun, Adewole ; Ross, James ; Owens, Ashlyn ; Anton, Linda ; Johns, Michelle ; Pan, Liping
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Most adults who currently use tobacco start before age 21. Comprehensive, cost-effective strategies and interventions to prevent initiation and encourage tobacco use cessation among youth are critical aspects of protecting youth from the harms of commercial tobacco. We describe changes in current tobacco product use among youth in 34 sites using data from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS).
  
  Methods
  
  GYTS is a nationally representative school-based survey of students aged 13 to 15 years. The analysis included 34 sites that completed 2 survey waves during 2012–2020. Prevalence of current tobacco use was assessed for each country. Marginal effects in multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate adjusted prevalence difference (aPD) between waves.
  
  Results
  
  The adjusted prevalence of current tobacco product use remained unchanged in more than 60% of the included sites. For any tobacco use, significant decreases were reported for Bhutan (aPD = −8.1; 95% CI, −12.9 to −3.4), Micronesia (aPD = −7.2; 95% CI, −9.7 to −4.7), San Marino (aPD = −7.0; 95% CI, −11.2 to −2.7), Togo (aPD = −2.7; 95% CI, −4.6 to −0.7), and Panama (aPD = −2.2; 95% CI, −4.1 to −0.4); significant increases were reported for Moldova, Albania, and Paraguay. Current e-cigarette use increased significantly in 7 of 10 sites.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Data show that progress toward reducing tobacco use among youth stalled during 2012–2020, while e-cigarette use increased in a few sites with available data.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Child Female Humans Male Prevalence Smoking Students Surveys And Questionnaires Tobacco Products Tobacco Use

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2023; 20
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.220410
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  37535901
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10763619
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  20
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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