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Serbia and Montenegro - Serbia Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2003

General Info

Provider 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) (Serbia, Montenegro)
Serbia
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
January, 2003 - December, 2003
Series or system 
Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)
Data type
Survey: Cross-sectional - Facility (non-health) - Individual
Summary 

Designed as standardized tool to collect data on tobacco use among youth in countries around the globe, the GYTS is a school-based survey of students aged 13-15 years. It provides a uniform methodology for constructing a sample frame, selecting schools and classes, preparing questionnaires, conducting fieldwork, and managing, processing, and analyzing data. Composed of 56 core questions, the GYTS questionnaire covers topics such as young people’s knowledge and attitudes about smoking, prevalence of tobacco use, the role of advertising and media in tobacco use, and access to cigarettes.

Keywords 
Adolescents, Environmental tobacco smoke, Smokeless tobacco use, Tobacco use

Citation

Contributors 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Funders 
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
World Health Organization (WHO)
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (United States)
Suggested citation 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO). Serbia and Montenegro - Serbia Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2003.

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