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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)
- Author
- Chan, Tan Mui; U, Veng Ian
- Title
- Macao Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2005
- Journal Name
- 澳門醫學雜誌
- Pub. Info
- 2007年9月, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 153-158
- Link
- https://www.ssm.gov.mo/docs//2210/2210_5a8a30467cb7467f9d28d719e18bae54_000.pdf
- Keyword
- Global youth tobacco survey；Environmental tobacco smoke
- Abstract
- Objective: This report describes the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of youth regarding tobacco use, their exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), pro-tobacco and anti-tobacco advertisement. Methods: We conducted a multistage, school-based, two-cluster survey (47 schools, n=2,155) in government and private schools using a standardized questionnaire based on the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS). Results: In the overall sample, prevalence of ever smoking was 42.7% for boys and 33.8% for girls. 38.4% of never smokers and 57.7% of current smokers were exposed to smoke from others in their home. But if only the 13-15 year group was considered, prevalence of ever smoking in this age group was 33.8%for boys and 28.3% for girls. And 11.4% of boys and 9.8% of girls in this age group were current cigarette smokers. In the overall sample, more than 6 in 10 never smokers and 9 in 10 current smokers were exposed to smoke from others in public places. There were more than half of non-smokers who saw a tobacco advertisement and 2.9% of them were offered free cigarettes from a tobacco company representative. Moreover, over 7 in 10 youth bought their cigarettes form stores where 96% of them were not refused to by cigarettes because of their age. Conclusions: Cigarette use among youth has soared since 2000. This will lead to long-term negative effects to the health care system in Macao, as well as the increase in morbidity and mortality caused by smoking related disease. Intervention programs for community, adolescents and school-aged children are strongly recommended. Paragraph Headings: 1. Introduction 1.1. Goals and Objectives 1.2. The Objectives of Macao GYTS 2005 are 2. Methods 3. Results 3.1. Tobacco Use 3.2. Schools and Tobacco 3.3. Cessation 3.4. Environmental Tobacco Smoke 3.5. Knowledge and Attitudes 3.6. Media and Advertising 3.7. Access and Availability 3.8. Changes in Prevalence of Tobacco Use and other Factors among 13-15 year group 4. Conclusion 5. Recommendations 6. Acknowledgments Tables: 1. Percent of students who use tobacco 2. Environmental Tobacco Smoke 3. Knowledge and Attitude 4. Media and Advertising