Tobacco Access and Availability for Vietnamese School Children (aged 13-15): Results from the Global Youth Tobacco Use Survey (GYTS) 2014 in Viet Nam

Anh, Le Thi Kim; Quyen, Bui Thi Tu; Minh, Hoàng Văn; Giang, Kim Bảo; Hai, Phan Thi; Huyen, Doan Thu; Khue, Luong Ngoc; Lam, Nguyen Tuan; Nga, Pham Thi Quynh

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2016.17.s1.25

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“…Most of the previous studies that assessed youths’ purchase access to cigarettes focused on youth who were current cigarette smokers. These include studies conducted in Brazil 21 and Vietnam 22 , as well as a study that used GYTS data from 140 countries 28 , and one that used data from six Sub-Saharan African countries 20 . In contrast, our study focused on both students who never smoked cigarettes and those who currently smoked cigarettes.…”

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“…Successful purchase of cigarettes among students who currently smoke cigarettes was high (65.4%), similar to findings from many other countries including a study that used GYTS data from 140 countries 28 . Studies conducted elsewhere including Ivory Coast (68.9%) 20 , South Africa (68.7%) 20 , Brazil (86.1) 21 , Vietnam (87.3% and 97.5% for boys and girls respectively) 22 , and China (80.5%) 23 have shown that a high proportion of students were successful in purchasing cigarettes. A similar study in the US has also shown that only 24.3% of youths who attempted to purchase cigarettes were refused 32 .…”

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“…Whereas the evidence has shown that Gambian children have access to tobacco products 6 , 15 , 19 , there have been no studies on purchase attempts and the factors associated with successful purchase attempts of cigarettes among students in The Gambia. Studies conducted in six other Sub-Saharan African countries including Ghana, Ivory Coast, Swaziland, Uganda and Republic of Congo 20 , and other studies conducted in Brazil 21 , Vietnam 22 , and China 23 have also shown a high proportion of students were successfully purchasing cigarettes. To develop stronger policies to address this issue, it is important to assess the contributing factors associated with students’ access to tobacco.…”

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Factors associated with successful purchase of cigarettes among students aged 11–17 years who made a purchase attempt in The Gambia: Evidence from the 2017 Global Youth Tobacco Survey

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INTRODUCTION Access to tobacco plays a strong role in smoking initiation among youth. This study aimed to quantify successful purchase of cigarettes and assess the factors associated with cigarette purchase access among students aged 11-17 years in The Gambia. METHODS We used the 2017 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) of 12585 students, aged 11-17 years from The Gambia. The analysis was restricted to 2951 students aged 11-17 years who bought and/or attempted to buy cigarettes within the past 30 days regardless of smoking status. Our outcome was purchasing access, defined as successfully purchasing cigarettes within the past 30 days. We report a weighted prevalence of successful purchase attempt. Multivariable logistic regression assessed the factors associated with successful purchase of cigarettes and was adjusted for non-response and the complex survey design. RESULTS Most students (59.4%, 95% CI: 55.4-63.3) who attempted to purchase cigarettes were successful, most of whom were boys (61.3%, 95% CI: 57.8-64.6). However, there was no significant difference in successful attempts to purchase cigarettes between boys (59.3%, 95% CI: 54.2-64.2) and girls (59.4%, 95% CI: 55.4-63.3). Older age (AOR=2.45; 95% CI: 1.25-4.78), higher school grade (AOR=1.53; 95% CI: 1.09-2.16) and current cigarettes smoking (AOR=1.41; 95% CI: 1.08-1.85) were significantly associated with successful attempt to purchase cigarettes. Sex, parents' smoking status and students' weekly pocket money were not associated with successful cigarettes purchase attempt. Among students who currently smoke cigarettes, 55.6% (95% CI: 47.7-63.2) bought them from a store, shop, street vendor, or canteen; 12.2% (95% CI: 8.3-17.5) obtained them from someone else, and 6.7% (95% CI: 4.4-10.0) used other means the last time they smoked. CONCLUSIONS Students in The Gambia can purchase cigarettes without much hinderance despite the restrictions. Our research findings can guide the implementation of policies, programs, and public health strategies including more efforts toward implementing tobacco control laws and regulations that protect children from exposure and use of all forms of tobacco products.

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Factors associated with successful purchase of cigarettes among students aged 11–17 years who made a purchase attempt in The Gambia: Evidence from the 2017 Global Youth Tobacco Survey

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“…In understanding the factors which are associated with the smoking behaviors of adolescents in Vietnam, a lot of research has been conducted and published (Anh le et al, 2016, Long et al, 2016. The previous papers on adolescents smoking indicated that the probability of smoking among Vietnamese adolescents had statistical significance to the easy accessing and availability of cigarettes (Anh le et al, 2016) or students who 2 could access to anti-messages related to smoking information, had a higher level of knowledge and behaviors about tobacco use; or exposure to information against smoking behaviors in the mass media network and those who have learned about the harms for the health due to smoking from their schools, would have a lower probability to be a smoker (Huong et al, 2016), etc.…”

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Parental and peer influence on adolescent smoking in Vietnam

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To estimate the magnitude of the association between parent and peer influences�on adolescent smoking as non-; light-; and heavy current smokers. By using data from 18,912 adolescents, ages from 13 to 15 years, from two years 2007 and 2014 of the�Global Youth Tobacco Survey in Vietnam, were selected for these analyses. Data�collected included measures for the smoking status of the adolescent and their�parents and friends. Descriptive analysis was used to describe the characteristics of�each individual variable. After that, the ordered logistic regression was applied to�estimate the relationship between smoking behaviour of parents and peer, with the�level of addiction of current smoking among school-going students. I also added up�other variables in the regression model as control variables to further examine the�association between the dependent and independent variables. Then, examine this�association by some subsample to observe the gender and age trends of these�relationships. This analysis confirmed that young people�were more likely to use cigarettes when their parents and friends smoked, the�status of current smoking here was at a light- and heavy- level as well. Especially,�the probability of smoking from the effect of friends' cigarette use was generally�higher compared to the effect of smoking of parents. In addition, there were�differences in influence from the smoking of parent and peer by groups of age and�gender of adolescents. The�influence of parent and peer were�increased when students became older from 13 to 15 years old. While gender-specific�influences were identified in the peer impacts on adolescent smoking for both boy�and girl; parental smoking only significantly associated with boy.

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Cigarette availability and affordability among Chinese youth smokers: Findings from the 2019 China Youth Tobacco Survey

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Liu²,

Xie³

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INTRODUCTION Preventing youth from tobacco use is a priority for tobacco control in China, and the government has taken many measures such as introducing tobacco control in the health education curriculum, banning smoking in school, promoting smoke-free household, and advocacy campaigns. The objective of this study was to understand the availability and affordability of cigarettes for middle school (MS) and high school (HS) students in China. METHODS The data were extracted from the 2019 China National Youth Tobacco Survey, which was a school-based cross-sectional survey with a nationally representative sample of 288192 MS and HS students. The survey employed a randomized multistage stratified cluster sampling design with probability proportional to size sampling method and used an anonymous self-administrated questionnaire to collect data. The availability and affordability of cigarettes were analyzed, and all parameter estimates were weighted to account for the complex sampling design. RESULTS In 2019, an estimated 80.5% of current smokers who were aged <18 years bought cigarettes in the past 30 days. Among them, 83.3% (83.0% of males and 85.2% of females; and 76.5% in MS and 87.6% in HS) had not been refused purchase of cigarettes because they were underage, with 84.1% in urban and 82.9% in rural areas, and 87.3% in central, 83.4% in eastern, and 80.5% in western regions of China. Among current smokers who bought cigarettes in the past 30 days, 77.3% had bought a pack of cigarettes (20 cigarettes) costing >10 RMB and at least 61.4% had more pocket money per week than the cost of a pack of cigarettes. Although 84.2% of current smokers bought cigarettes by the pack, 9.2% of current smokers reported that they bought cigarettes as sticks. CONCLUSIONS Although the youth smoking rate dropped down from 2014 to 2019, the proportion of youth smokers that bought cigarettes was still high in China. Due to the high amount of pocket money, the current cigarette price was not an effective price barrier to prevent youth smoking. Selling cigarettes by the stick worsens the situation. Strengthening the enforcement of the 2021 Law on the Protection of Minors, increasing tobacco taxes and prices, and forbidding the selling of cigarette sticks, might assist the progress in youth tobacco control.

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Tobacco Access and Availability for Vietnamese School Children (aged 13-15): Results from the Global Youth Tobacco Use Survey (GYTS) 2014 in Viet Nam

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References 10 publications

Factors associated with successful purchase of cigarettes among students aged 11–17 years who made a purchase attempt in The Gambia: Evidence from the 2017 Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Factors associated with successful purchase of cigarettes among students aged 11–17 years who made a purchase attempt in The Gambia: Evidence from the 2017 Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Parental and peer influence on adolescent smoking in Vietnam

Cigarette availability and affordability among Chinese youth smokers: Findings from the 2019 China Youth Tobacco Survey

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