Sierra Leone Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2017
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2017 - December, 2017
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Facility (non-health) - Individual - Nationally representative
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.
The Sierra Leone 2017 GYTS surveyed 6,680 students.
Citation
Contributors
Funders
Suggested citation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Ministry of Health and Sanitation (Sierra Leone), World Health Organization (WHO). Sierra Leone Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2017. Atlanta, United States of America: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).