| Autor: |
Yosr Ayedi, Chahida Harizi, Afef Skhiri, Radhouane Fakhfakh |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Tobacco Induced Diseases, Vol 20, Iss January, Pp 1-9 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1617-9625 |
| DOI: |
10.18332/tid/143994 |
| Popis: |
Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) had launched the Framework convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2003 in order to curve the epidemic of tobacco use worldwide. Since most smokers begin to smoke before the age of 18 years, Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) has been developed in order to monitor tobacco smoking among adolescents. Our aim was to assess smoking among Tunisian youth using GYTS 2017 data. Methods GYTS is cross-sectional, two cluster school-based survey to produce a representative sample of students aged 13–15 years. It was conducted in 2017 in 67 secondary schools in Tunisia. The investigation tool was an anonymously answered questionnaire, which contained core questions about six majors tobacco related topics. Results Lifetime cigarettes and waterpipe prevalence were 7.8% (14.4% of boys, 1.6% of girls, p |
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