Table 2 Background information of respondents, exposure to tobacco products and tobacco consumption for selected South-Asian countries, GYTS 2007
From: A cross-country comparison of tobacco consumption among youths from selected South-Asian countries
Characteristics/Tobacco use | Bangladesh (2242) | Nepal (1444) | Sri Lanka (1377) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Age in years | ||||||
13 | 802 | 35.8 | 374 | 25.9 | 522 | 37.9 |
14 | 961 | 42.9 | 535 | 37.1 | 539 | 39.1 |
15 | 479 | 21.4 | 534 | 37.0 | 316 | 22.9 |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 1301 | 59.2 | 776 | 53.8 | 691 | 50.2 |
Male | 897 | 40.8 | 667 | 46.2 | 685 | 49.8 |
Educational grade | ||||||
Seventh | 584 | 26.1 | 461 | 32.0 | - | - |
Eighth | 644 | 28.7 | 494 | 34.3 | 395 | 29.8 |
Ninth | 581 | 25.9 | 331 | 23.0 | 520 | 39.1 |
Tenth | 433 | 19.3 | 156 | 10.8 | 414 | 31.1 |
Parental tobacco use | ||||||
No | 1028 | 45.9 | 738 | 51.2 | 954 | 70.1 |
Yes | 1210 | 54.1 | 705 | 48.8 | 406 | 29.9 |
Friends’ tobacco use | ||||||
No | 1711 | 76.3 | 1041 | 72.7 | 1144 | 84.4 |
Yes | 531 | 23.7 | 392 | 27.3 | 211 | 15.6 |
Smoking at home in last 7 days in presence of youths | ||||||
No | 1463 | 65.3 | 927 | 64.7 | 874 | 64.6 |
1-4 days | 385 | 17.2 | 273 | 19.0 | 380 | 28.1 |
5-7 days | 392 | 17.5 | 234 | 16.3 | 100 | 7.4 |
Smoking at other places in last 7 days in presence of youths | ||||||
No | 1286 | 57.8 | 760 | 52.7 | 464 | 34.1 |
1-4 days | 494 | 22.2 | 503 | 34.9 | 533 | 39.2 |
5-7 days | 444 | 20.0 | 180 | 12.5 | 362 | 26.6 |
Offering free tobacco products by sales men | ||||||
No | 1938 | 89.0 | 1180 | 83.0 | 1291 | 97.0 |
Yes | 240 | 11.0 | 242 | 17.0 | 40 | 3.0 |
Advertisement seen in hoarding, bus-stop, rail stations | ||||||
None | 593 | 26.5 | 220 | 15.3 | 438 | 32.6 |
A few | 760 | 34.1 | 685 | 47.8 | 678 | 50.5 |
A lot | 880 | 39.4 | 529 | 36.9 | 227 | 16.9 |
Taught in class about danger of smoking | ||||||
No | 1021 | 45.8 | 486 | 34.2 | 358 | 27.2 |
Yes | 1211 | 54.2 | 937 | 65.8 | 958 | 72.8 |
Discussed smoking & health as part of a lesson | ||||||
Never | 1444 | 64.7 | 522 | 36.2 | 203 | 15.3 |
During the survey year | 583 | 26.1 | 397 | 27.6 | 268 | 20.2 |
Preceding years of survey | 206 | 9.2 | 520 | 36.2 | 858 | 64.6 |
Tobacco use prevalence and average daily consumption in last 30 days | ||||||
Male & female | 156 | 6.9 | 136 | 9.4 | 125 | 9.1 |
Male | 85 | 9.1 | 101 | 13.2 | 85 | 12.4 |
Female | 71 | 5.1 | 35 | 5.3 | 40 | 5.8 |
Average number of cigarettes smoke per day | 0.93 | 1.32 | 3.22 | |||
Average number of bidis smoke per day | 1.62 | 0.75 | - | |||
Average age (years) of tobacco initiation | 9.6 | 10.24 | 8.61 | |||