Open AccessGlobal survey on tobacco consumption by young subjects 13 to 15 years of age in Russian Federation (2004 – 2015)
Author(s) -
Г. М. Сахарова,
Н. С. Антонов,
O. О. Salagay,
В. В. Донитова
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pulʹmonologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2541-9617
pISSN - 0869-0189
DOI - 10.18093/0869-0189-2017-27-2-179-186
Subject(s) - consumption (sociology) , medicine , secondhand smoke , russian federation , tobacco use , environmental health , promotion (chess) , smoke , passive smoking , age groups , demography , advertising , geography , population , business , political science , social science , sociology , politics , meteorology , law , regional science
The aim of this study was to investigate tobacco consumption by adolescents 13 to 15 years of age in Russian cities (Moscow, Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk, Pskov, Cheboksary). Methods . A Russian version of GYTS (Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2015) questionnaire was used. Results . Equal tobacco consumption by young people was noted in all regions of Russia. The overall consumption of tobacco products by adolescents was 10.4% to 19.7% (11.6% to 22.1% by boys and 10.4% to 17.5% by girls). Overall, 5.5% to 11.2% of adolescents consume cigarettes; of them, 5.2 % to 14.7% of boys and 5.9% to 8.0% of girls. Five to six of 10 adolescents have tried to quit smoking during the previous 12 months. Twenty eight per cent to 40.1% of adolescents exposed to secondhand smoke at home and 33.8% to 39.0% exposed to secondhand smoke inside public space; 35% to 53% of smokers bought cigarettes in shops, stands or in street vendors. The young age in 37.5% to 62.0% of smokers did not preclude from buying cigarettes. In points of sale, 7 – 8 from 10 adolescents noted antismoking information and 3 from 10 found tobacco advertisement or sales promotion. Sixty per cent to 70% of adolescents thought that passive smoking was harmful for them. Conclusion . The overall tendency was common for all Russian regions; it was 2- to 3-fold decrease in tobacco smoking prevalence, two-fold decrease in home secondhand smoke prevalence and 2.5-fold decrease in secondhand smoke prevalence at public spaces and in tobacco products availability. Adolescents increasingly (> 90%) aligned the indoor smoking ban in public places and were aware of tobacco smoking danger. There is a reduction in information pool on tobacco consumption in TV programs and other videos. Nevertheless, there is a tendency to reduction in number of adolescents trying to quit tobacco consumption and those who wants quitting in future. Therefore, new directions and changes in tobacco control strategy are needed.