The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published an article in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report analyzing Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) data from 61 countries across the six World Health Organization (WHO) regions. The article examined the prevalence of current tobacco smoking and desire to quit smoking among students aged 13–15 years for the years 2012 through 2015.
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Full Citation: Arrazola RA, Ahluwalia IB, Pun E, Garcia de Quevedo I, Babb S, Armour BS. Current Tobacco Smoking and Desire to Quit Smoking Among Students Aged 13–15 Years — Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 61 Countries, 2012–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:533–537.
A link to the full text [English only] can be found at:https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6620a3.htm?s_cid=mm6620a3_w
Additional Resources:
To read more about the MPOWER measures [English, Russian, Chinese, French, and Spanish], visithttp://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/publications/en/
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