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Oceania Tobacco Control Conference Presentation on the 2006 NZ Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Oceania Tobacco Control Conference Presentation on the 2006 NZ Global Youth Tobacco Survey Ingrid McDuff, MPH (Hons) Research & Evaluation Unit HSC. Presentation outline. GYTS background NZ GYTS administration Select NZ GYTS findings Brief discussion. Background to the GYTS.

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Oceania Tobacco Control Conference Presentation on the 2006 NZ Global Youth Tobacco Survey

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  1. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference Presentation on the 2006 NZ Global Youth Tobacco Survey Ingrid McDuff, MPH (Hons) Research & Evaluation Unit HSC

  2. Presentation outline • GYTS background • NZ GYTS administration • Select NZ GYTS findings • Brief discussion

  3. Background to the GYTS • WHO & CDC, est. 1998 • Global Tobacco Surveillance System: ‘to strengthen global tobacco control surveillance systems to monitor the global tobacco epidemic and advance research to promote effective tobacco control programs'

  4. Framework Convention on Tobacco Control • Globally, 142 countries have ratified • 100% (27 of 27) in Western Pacific Region • Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

  5. OCEANIA

  6. NZ Youth Tobacco Monitor

  7. 2006 NZ GYTS Questionnaire Standardised CDC/WHO questions: • Tobacco smoking prevalence • Knowledge and attitudes • Cessation • Second-hand smoke exposure • School curriculum • Access and availability.

  8. 2006 NZ GYTS Administration • 13 to 15-year-old school students • Two-stage cluster sample design • Surveyed by class group, in school • N = 1,310 • Fieldwork Aug-Sept 2006 • Trained staff

  9. One or both parents who smoke

  10. Exposure to smoking inside the home in past week

  11. Exposure to smoking in places outside the home in past week

  12. Limitations & Implications • Variation in tobacco control action, social environment • No measure of ethnicity in GYTS • Focus on developing countries – USA and NZ only ‘developed’ nations to participate

  13. Future NZ participation • Repeat of NZ GYTS in 2008 • NZ participation in • Global School Personnel Survey ? • Global Health Professional Students Survey ? • “Linking data to action”

  14. Contact information Ingrid McDuff Research & Evaluation Unit Health Sponsorship Council, NZ ingrid@hsc.org.nz

  15. Additional information • NZ Ministry of Health • www.moh.govt.nz • Health Sponsorship Council • www.hsc.org.nz • WHO Tobacco Free Initiative HQ: www.who.int/tobacco/en/ • CDC • www.cdc.gov

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