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2007philippines GYTS Factsheet 0 PDF
2007philippines GYTS Factsheet 0 PDF
Prevalence
46.2% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 58.2%, Female = 34.7%)
27.3% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 34.4%, Female = 19.6%) Highlights
21.7% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 29.3%, Female = 13.8%)
9.7% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 10.6%, Female = 8.3%) • Over one-quarter of students
13.6% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year currently use any form of
tobacco; more than 1 in 5 students
Knowledge and Attitudes currently smoke cigarettes; almost
33.1% think boys and 19.4% think girls who smoke have more friends 1 in 10 currently use some other
18.2% think boys and 15.1% think girls who smoke look more attractive form of tobacco.