Sierra Leone Global Youth Tobacco Survey - 2017

Sierra Leone
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) is a school-based survey that monitors tobacco use among youth to guide the implementation and evaluation of tobacco prevention and control programs.

Study Website

Adolescents: 5,000-9,999

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2017; 2008

Areas Covered: Nationally Representative; City: Western Area

Investigators: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), WHO, Ministry of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone

Funders: Canadian Public Health Association; National Cancer Institute of the United States; UNICEF; WHO

Series:

Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Notes: Number of adolescents is summed across all survey rounds. Some respondents may be outside of the stated age range.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban and Rural;

Economics;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;