BMC Public Health 2008, 8(Suppl 1):S2 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/S1/S2 Table 7: Percent of current smokers, current smokers who wanted to quit, who tried to quit, or who received help to quit, Peru GYTS, 2000 and 2003 Site Huancayo, 2000 Lima, 2000 Tarapoto, 2000 Trujillo, 2000 Huancayo, 2003 Lima, 2003 Tarapoto, 2003 Trujillo, 2003 Current smokers 15.6 (12.0-20.0) (n = 943) 18.6 (15.2-22.5) (n = 1120) 14.3 (11.2-18.1) (n = 712) 16.3 (12.8-20.6) (n = 928) 15.6 (12.9-18.8) (n = 929) 19.2 (15.1-24.0) (n = 972) 15.5 (12.4-19.1) (n = 1,039) 15.3 (11.4-20.2) (n = 1,257) Values are mean (95% confidence intervals). Current cigarette smokers who wanted to stop smoking now 69.3 (61.4-76.1) (n = 94) 62.0 (51.1-71.8) (n = 102) 84.2 (71.8-91.7) (n = 51) 79.5 (65.1-88.9) (n = 73) 76.2 (67.4-83.2) (n = 76) 62.2 (52.4-71.2) (n = 104) 77.6 (65.1-86.5) (n = 82) 72.8 (63.2-80.6) (n = 124) Current cigarette smokers who tried to stop smoking during the past year 68.1 (59.1-75.9) (n = 96) 61.6 (52.4-70.1) (n = 119) 79.5 (68.2-87.6) (n = 56) 78.7 (65.9-87.6) (n = 84) 75.0 (61.8-84.8) (n = 78) 64.5 (52.8-74.6) (n = 107) 80.5 (66.4-89.6) (n = 80) 73.0 (66.4-78.7) (n = 123) Current smokers who have ever received help to stop smoking 64.0 (54.9-72.1) (n = 364) 53.3 (47.4-59.1) (n = 509) 70.6 (62.7-77.4) (n = 257) 71.5 (65.5-76.8) (n = 388) 71.8 (59.2-81.7) (n = 141) 58.6 (52.0-64.9) (n = 180) 75.2 (66.9-81.9) (n = 151) 64.5 (58.5-70.2) (n = 200) Table 8: Percent of current smokers who usually bought cigarettes in a store, of those who bought in a store the percent not refused purchase because of their age, and those offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative, Peru GYTS, 2000 and 2003 Site Huancayo, 2000 Lima, 2000 Tarapoto, 2000 Trujillo, 2000 Huancayo, 2003 Lima, 2003 Tarapoto, 2003 Trujillo, 2003 Current smokers who usually bought their cigarettes in a store 59.3 (49.8-68.2) (n = 146) 62.4 (55.9-68.5) (n = 194) 53.6 (42.9-64.1) (n = 95) 59.9 (50.9-68.3) (n = 141) 66.2 (56.3-74.8) (n = 143) 59.3 (50.3-67.6) (n = 189) 53.9 (46.6-61.1) (n = 151) 71.0 (64.1-77.0) (n = 207) Current smokers who usually bought their cigarettes in a store who were not refused purchase because of their age 89.8 (79.4-95.3) (n = 81) 70.3 (60.6-78.5) (n = 96) 75.2 (59.2-86.4) (n = 43) 87.2 (78.4-92.7) (n = 73) 72.0 (63.0-79.6) (n = 83) 73.9 (62.3-82.9) (n = 97) 77.2 (64.8-86.1) (n = 68) 70.1 (60.9-78.0) (n = 131) Ever been offered “free” cigarettes by a cigarette company representative 11.3 (9.0-14.0) (n = 991) 9.4 (7.9-11.2) (n = 1,201) 8.1 (6.2-10.5) (n = 760) 9.6 (7.5-12.2) (n = 1,012) 11.2 (8.9-14.1) (n = 978) 9.7 (7.3-12.8) (n = 1,028) 8.9 (7.0-11.4) (n = 1,117) 7.7 (6.0-9.7) (n = 1,326) Values are mean (95% confidence intervals). There was no change between 2000 and 2003 in the prevalence of tobacco use. The results from these surveys can be used to set a baseline for monitoring specific tobacco control interventions in Peru as they relate to WHO FCTC articles and Peruvian Law 28705 and further enhance the capacity of the country to develop, implement, and evaluate their tobacco control programs. Over 3 in 10 students reported that they were exposed to smoke in public places. Article 8 of the WHO FCTC addresses the need to protect the population from exposure to tobacco smoke and Peruvian Law 28705 completely bans smoking in public and private establishments dedicated to health and education. However, Law 28705 only partially restricts smoking in workplaces, hotels, restaurants, coffee shops, bars and other recreational centers, allowing designated smoking areas [2]. The GYTS results show that between 2000 and 2003 the percentage of students exposed to SHS in public places did not change, but that more than 80% of respondents thought that smoking should be banned in all public places. In Peru, the 2003 GYTS was applied in schools between September and November, and exposure to SHS at home, in the week prior to the survey, decreased in Huancayo and Trujillo. This could be related to smoke free campaigns led by non-governmental organizations for the approval and ratification of the WHO FCTC in Peru. The existing provisions of Law 28705 must be enforced and it is possible, if presented, that the findings from the GYTS could convince the Peruvian congress to consider amending Law 28705 to include all public workplaces becoming smoke free and to ensure effective enforcement. Exposure to tobacco advertising is high in Peru and did not change between 2000 and 2003. Nearly 70% of the students in all sites in 2000 and 2003 had seen pro- tobacco advertising on billboards, or in newspapers or magazines in the past month. It is urgent that Article 13 of the WHO FCTC requiring a comprehensive ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship be implemented in Peru. Peruvian Law 28705 prohibits direct and indirect advertising and sponsorship promoting tobacco products in electronic media and all Page 7 of 9 (page number not for citation puroposes)