Table 4 Tobacco control factors – Cessation, Access, and School Curricula – as reported by students aged 13–15 years, by gender – Greece, 2005
From: Tobacco use among students aged 13–15 years in Greece: the GYTS project
Cessation – Current Smokers | Prevalence (95% Confidence Intervals) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Total | |
Want to stop smoking now | 37.5 (28.0 – 48.0) | 37.2 (29.1 – 46.1) | 37.6 (31.3 – 44.4) * |
Tried to quit smoking in the past year | 56.9 (48.4 – 65.0) | 60.6 (49.7 – 70.5) | 57.9 (50.6 – 64.9) |
Access – Current Smokers | |||
Usually buy cigarettes in a store | 52.5 (45.1 – 59.7) | 43.1 (35.2 – 51.5) | 49.1 (43.0 – 55.3) |
Not refused purchase because of their age | 94.7 (86.5 – 98.0) | 97.8 (89.4 – 99.6) | 95.0 (89.5 – 97.7) |
School Curricula | |||
Taught in class about the dangers of smoking | 63.5 (60.0 – 66.9) | 66.1 (2.13 – 69.9) | 64.7 (61.3 – 67.9) |
Discussed in class the reasons why people their age smoke | 48.5 (44.2 – 52.8) | 37.9 (32.8 – 43.2) | 43.5 (39.4 – 47.8) |