BMC Public Health 2008, 8(Suppl 1):S2 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/S1/S2 Table 5: Percent of students who were taught the dangers of smoking, discussed reasons why people their age use tobacco, or were taught the effects of using tobacco, Peru GYTS, 2000 and 2003 Values are mean (95% confidence intervals). Table 6: Percent of students who saw advertisements on billboards, or in newspapers or magazines, and had an object with a tobacco company logo on it, Peru GYTS, 2000 and 2003 At school during the past year, taught dangers of smoking tobacco 47.1 (43.1-51.1) (n = 986) 42.6 (36.4-49.1) (n = 1,194) 67.1 (59.8-73.7) (n = 761) 58.0 (52.6-63.2) (n = 1,008) 48.8 (45.3-52.4) (n = 990) 43.2 (37.2-49.3) (n = 1,027) 64.9 (60.1-69.4) (n = 1,125) 56.6 (51.3-61.8) (n = 1,344) At school during the past year, discussed reasons why people their age smoke 44.9 (39.3-50.7) (n = 999) 33.9 (29.6-38.6) (n = 1,206) 52.4 (46.5-58.3) (n = 763) 49.3 (44.5-54.1) (n = 1,025) 42.8 (39.2-46.4) (n = 993) 37.1 (30.7-44.1) (n = 1,040) 55.3 (51.2-59.4) (n = 1,122) 49.6 (43.7-55.5) (n = 1,347) Saw ads for cigarettes on billboards in the past month 70.3 (65.3-74.8) (n = 989) 78.3 (74.6-81.6) (n = 1,198) 76.6 (74.1-78.8) (n = 755) 71.4 (68.0-74.7) (n = 1,008) 69.0 (64.6-73.0) (n = 984) 76.9 (71.5-81.5) (n = 1,027) 74.4 (70.9-77.6) (n = 1,119) 73.1 (69.3-76.6) (n = 1,328) Saw ads for cigarettes in newspapers or magazines in the past month 77.1 (73.6-80.2) (n = 983) 84.7 (82.4-86.7) (n = 1,197) 82.5 (79.0-85.5) (n = 752) 77.6 (72.6-81.8) (n = 1,000) 72.4 (67.4-77.0) (n = 975) 82.0 (78.5-85.1) (n = 1,022) 78.4 (74.8-81.7) (n = 1,116) 78.8 (75.0-82.1) (n = 1,325) At school during the past year, taught about the effects of smoking 38.3 (33.2-43.6) (n = 1,000) 28.6 (24.8-32.9) (n = 1,205) 50.6 (44.5-56.7) (n = 754) 43.5 (37.0-50.1) (n = 1,014) 36.1 (32.0-40.5) (n = 994) 32.2 (26.7-38.4) (n = 1,035) 50.4 (45.5-55.4) (n = 1,123) 43.2 (39.7-46.8) (n = 1,340) Had an object with a cigarette brand logo on it 12.8 (9.8-16.4) (n = 983) 13.8 (11.4-16.7) (n = 1,190) 7.4 (5.5-9.9) (n = 756) 11.8 (9.0-15.3) (n = 1,003) 13.7 (11.4-16.4) (n = 965) 12.5 (9.9-15.8) (n = 1,016) 10.6 (8.8-12.7) (n = 1,108) 11.7 (9.3-14.6) (n = 1,319) Site Huancayo, 2000 Lima, 2000 Tarapoto, 2000 Trujillo, 2000 Huancayo, 2003 Lima, 2003 Tarapoto, 2003 Trujillo, 2003 Site Huancayo, 2000 Lima, 2000 Tarapoto, 2000 Trujillo, 2000 Huancayo, 2003 Lima, 2003 Tarapoto, 2003 Trujillo, 2003 Values are mean (95% confidence intervals). during the month prior to the survey (Table 6). A similar proportion reported seeing advertisements for cigarettes in newspapers or magazines in the month prior to the survey, with Lima showing the highest proportion (82.0%) in 2003, a significantly higher exposure than in Huancayo. Approximately 1 in 10 students reported that they had an object (that is, hat, t-shirt, knapsack, and so on) with a cigarette logo on it (Table 6). Cessation In 2003, approximately 7 in 10 students who currently smoked cigarettes in Huancayo, Tarapoto, and Trujillo, and 6 in 10 in Lima, reported that they wanted to stop smoking at the time of the survey (Table 7). A similar proportion of smokers had tried to stop smoking during the past year but failed. The majority of students in each of the four sites who currently smoked at the time of the survey reported that they had received help to quit smoking, with the percent in Tarapoto (75.2%) being significantly higher than in Lima (58.6%). There was no significant change over time in intention to quit or success in quitting in any of the sites between 2000 and 2003. Access and availability Almost 6 in 10 students in each of the four sites who currently smoked in 2003 reported that they “usually” bought their cigarettes in a store (Table 8). There was no significant difference between the sites. Over 7 in 10 current smokers who usually bought their tobacco in a store reported they had not been refused purchase because of their age in all the sites. In addition, approximately 1 in 10 students in each of the four sites had been offered “free” cigarettes by tobacco company representatives. Discussion WHO FCTC Article 20 calls for countries to use consistent methods and procedures in their tobacco control surveillance efforts [1]. All GYTS surveys use exactly the same sampling procedures, core questionnaire items, training protocol, and field procedures [20-22]. Therefore, the analysis of data is consistent and comparable across all survey sites and over time. The data in this report show that for 13 to 15 year olds in four cities in Peru, approximately 15% currently smoked cigarettes and approximately 6% used other tobacco products. Page 6 of 9 (page number not for citation puroposes)