Table 2.
Background information of respondents, exposure to tobacco products and tobacco consumption for selected South-Asian countries, GYTS 2007
| Characteristics/Tobacco use |
Bangladesh (2242) |
Nepal (1444) |
Sri Lanka (1377) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Average number of bidis smoke per day |
1.62 |
0.75 |
- |
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| Average age (years) of tobacco initiation | 9.6 | 10.24 | 8.61 | |||
¶The total does not always add up due to missing values.