Table 1 Prevalence of smoking and other smoking-related behaviors, susceptibility to initiate smoking among students who had never smoked, and motivation to quit smoking among current smokers, Thailand GYTS
| 听 | Prevalence % (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Students who: | Total | Male | Female |
Ever smoked cigarettes | 23.8 (21.9鈥�26.0) (n = 14,639) | 36.4 (33.9鈥�39.0) (n = 7,198) | 12.5 (10.7鈥�14.5) (n = 7,274) |
Smoked first cigarette before age 10 years (among smokers) | 18.4 (16.6鈥�20.3) (n = 3,086) | 17.4 (15.3鈥�19.7) (n = 2,343) | 19.8 (16.5鈥�23.5) (n = 683) |
Were current cigarette smokers | 10.1 (9.0鈥�11.4) (n = 14,327) | 17.0 (15.1鈥�19.1) (n = 6,948) | 3.9 (3.3鈥�4.7) (n = 7,218) |
Were current users of tobacco products other than cigarettes | 7.1 (6.4鈥�7.9) (n = 14,706) | 9.6 (8.5鈥�10.7) (n = 7,254) | 4.7 (4.1鈥�5.3) (n = 7,288) |
Were susceptible to initiate smoking in the next year (among never smokers) | 6.7 (6.1鈥�7.3) (n = 11,034) | 9.0 (8.0鈥�10.2) (n = 4,568) | 5.2 (4.4鈥�6.1) (n = 6,378) |
Were current smokers who wanted to quit | 74.1 (70.0鈥�77.8) (n = 898) | 74.3 (70.0鈥�78.2) (n = 729) | 74.1 (65.1鈥�81.5) (n = 143) |
Were current smokers who tried to quit in the year prior to the survey | 82.0 (78.5鈥�85.0) (n = 888) | 83.6 (80.0鈥�86.7) (n = 728) | 78.1 (69.2鈥�85.0) (n = 135) |
Were current smokers who received help to quit in the year prior to the survey | 87.6 (85.0鈥�89.9) (n = 1,322) | 87.0 (83.9鈥�89.5) (n = 1,025) | 88.2 (81.9鈥�92.5) (n = 247) |