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Table 1 Response Rates by Region and Country, Medical Global Health Professions Student Survey, 2005-2008

From: Tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke, and cessation counseling among medical students: cross-country data from the Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS), 2005-2008

Country

(Site)

Year

School Response Rate (%)

Class Response Rate (%)

Student Response Rate (%)

Overall Response Rate (%)

Number of 3rd Year Students

AFRICAN REGION (AFR)

Algeria

2007

100.0

100.0

78.0

78.0

1,088

Kenya

2008

100.0

100.0

73.0

73.0

227

Niger

2008

80.0

100.0

77.7

62.1

754

Uganda

2005

100.0

100.0

85.3

85.3

154

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION (EMR)

Egypt*

2005

100.0

100.0

93.9

93.9

1,770

Gaza Strip/West Bank

2007

100.0

100.0

92.3

92.3

81

Iran

2007

90.2

100.0

50.8

45.9

1,065

Iraq

2005

100.0

100.0

81.3

81.3

247

Lebanon

2006

100.0

100.0

70.0

70.0

254

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

2006

90.0

100.0

77.9

70.1

1,488

Saudi Arabia

2006

100.0

100.0

62.6

62.6

481

Sudan

2007

100.0

100.0

64.5

64.5

591

Syrian Arab Republic

2006

100.0

100.0

90.7

90.7

1,170

Tunisia

2007

100.0

100.0

68.2

68.2

686

EUROPEAN REGION (EUR)

Albania

2005

100.0

100.0

93.2

93.2

136

Armenia

2006

100.0

100.0

90.0

90.0

177

Bosnia & Herzegovina

2006

100.0

100.0

94.4

94.4

421

Croatia

2005

100.0

100.0

98.5

98.5

395

Czech Republic

2006

100.0

100.0

94.7

94.7

690

Kyrgyzstan

2008

100.0

100.0

92.7

92.7

112

Lithuania

2006

100.0

100.0

64.6

64.6

221

Russian Federation

2006

77.8

100.0

100.0

77.8

1,797

Serbia

2006

100.0

100.0

81.6

81.6

775

Slovakia

2006

100.0

100.0

91.9

91.9

378

Slovenia

2007

100.0

100.0

69.9

69.9

142

REGION OF THE AMERICAS (AMR)

Argentina

2005

100.0

100.0

85.9

85.9

306

Bolivia*

2006

100.0

100.0

97.1

97.1

2,380

Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

2006

100.0

100.0

78.5

78.5

761

Chile

2008

95.7

100.0

82.8

79.2

1,075

Costa Rica

2006

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

279

Cuba (Havana)

2008

100.0

100.0

80.2

80.2

477

Guatemala

2008

100.0

100.0

72.3

72.3

351

Jamaica

2008

100.0

100.0

65.5

65.5

107

Mexico*

2006

93.3

100.0

83.4

77.8

2,226

Panama

2008

100.0

100.0

85.7

85.7

285

Paraguay

2008

100.0

100.0

89.1

89.1

396

Peru*

2006

94.4

100.0

97.4

92.0

1,373

Uruguay

2008

100.0

100.0

98.1

98.1

346

SOUTH-EAST ASIA REGION (SEAR)

Bangladesh*

2006

100.0

100.0

77.0

77.0

777

India*

2005

86.7

100.0

89.1

77.2

1,176

Indonesia*

2006

100.0

100.0

77.4

77.4

1,580

Myanmar

2006

100.0

100.0

87.5

87.5

1,430

Nepal*

2005

83.3

100.0

74.9

62.5

327

Sri Lanka

2006

100.0

100.0

78.0

78.0

617

Thailand

2006

100.0

100.0

63.8

63.8

781

WESTERN PACIFIC REGION (WPR)

Cambodia

2005

100.0

100.0

65.3

65.3

111

South Korea*

2006

82.4

100.0

53.3

43.9

741

Viet Nam

2007

100.0

100.0

88.9

88.9

1,423

  1. * sample of medical schools probability proportional to size