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Tobacco use among students aged 13-15 years in Greece: the GYTS project
dc.creator | Kyrlesi, A. | en |
dc.creator | Soteriades, E. S. | en |
dc.creator | Warren, C. W. | en |
dc.creator | Kremastinou, J. | en |
dc.creator | Papastergiou, P. | en |
dc.creator | Jones, N. R. | en |
dc.creator | Hadjichristodoulou, C. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-23T10:37:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-23T10:37:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1186/1471-2458-7-3 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2458 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/30133 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Data on the prevalence of tobacco use among teenagers in Greece are limited. We examined the prevalence of smoking among middle-school students in Greece using the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS). Methods: The Global Youth Tobacco Survey was implemented in Greece during the academic year 2004-2005 by the University of Thessaly and the National School of Public Health. Data were collected using the GYTS self-administered anonymous questionnaire, which was distributed by specifically trained field workers to a nationally representative sample of middle-school students aged 13-15 years ( through randomly selected schools and classes), randomly selected through a two-stage cluster sample design. Data processing and statistical analyses were performed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Results: About one third of the students 32.1% (29.4-35.0) reported that they had tried tobacco in the past, while 16.2% (14.3-18.4) reported being current users of tobacco products. In addition, 1 in 4 of ever smokers reported that they began smoking before the age of 10 years old. Almost 1 in 5 never smokers reported being susceptible to initiate smoking in the next year and about 89.8% (88.3-91.1) of the respondents were exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in their homes and 94.1% (93.2-94.9) in public places. Finally, a strikingly high number of students 95% (89.5-97.7) reported that they were able to buy their own cigarettes without restrictions. Conclusion: The results of the GYTS show that the prevalence of smoking in middle-school children is alarmingly high in Greece. Smoking among young people constitutes a significant problem that is destined to worsen in the absence of any comprehensive efforts focused on strict anti-smoking legislation, policies and tobacco control interventions targeting children at a young age. | en |
dc.source | Bmc Public Health | en |
dc.source.uri | <Go to ISI>://WOS:000244021500001 | |
dc.subject | SMOKING | en |
dc.subject | BEHAVIOR | en |
dc.subject | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | en |
dc.title | Tobacco use among students aged 13-15 years in Greece: the GYTS project | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |
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