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Bosnia and Herzegovina - Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2019

General Info

Provider 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
January, 2019 - December, 2019
Series or system 
Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)
Data type
Survey: Cross-sectional - Facility (non-health) - Individual
Summary 

Designed as a standardized tool to collect data on tobacco use among youth in countries around the globe, the GYTS is a school-based survey of students ages 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. A total of 5,483 students completed the 2019 survey in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Keywords 
Adolescents, ENDS use, Education, Health literacy, Health promotion, Mass media, Secondhand smoke, Smokeless tobacco use, Tobacco, Tobacco smoking

Citation

Contributors 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Public Health Institute of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ministry of Health (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Funders 
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (United States)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Publisher 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Suggested citation 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Ministry of Health (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Public Health Institute of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, World Health Organization (WHO). Bosnia and Herzegovina - Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2019. Atlanta, United States of America: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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