title: Patterns of tobacco use: results from the 2005 Global Youth Tobacco Survey in Lebanon.
abstract: We report the results of the 2005 Global Youth Tobacco Survey in Lebanon which investigated the self-reported attitudes and behaviours related to tobacco among 3314 Lebanese schoolchildren aged 13-15 years. Current use of any tobacco product was 60.1%; the use of cigarettes was 10% and other tobacco products 59% with male predominance in all areas. About 80% of students lived in homes where others smoked. About 60% of current smokers wanted to quit smoking and 51% of all students had learned about the effects of tobacco in class. Over a quarter (27%) thought that boys who smoke have more friends and 17% believed that smoking makes boys more attractive. The majority of students had been exposed to both anti-smoking media messages and pro-smoking advertisements.
authors.affiliation: Noncommunicable Disease Programme, World Health Organization, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saade
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abou Jaoude
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Afifi
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000329:Advertising; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D009042:Motivation; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019460:Tobacco Industry