Table 5 Percent of students who were taught the dangers of smoking, discussed reasons why people their age use tobacco, or were taught the effects of using tobacco, Peru GYTS, 2000 and 2003
Site | At school during the past year, taught dangers of smoking tobacco | At school during the past year, discussed reasons why people their age smoke | At school during the past year, taught about the effects of smoking |
|---|---|---|---|
Huancayo, 2000 | 47.1 (43.1–51.1) (n = 986) | 44.9 (39.3–50.7) (n = 999) | 38.3 (33.2–43.6) (n = 1,000) |
Lima, 2000 | 42.6 (36.4–49.1) (n = 1,194) | 33.9 (29.6–38.6) (n = 1,206) | 28.6 (24.8–32.9) (n = 1,205) |
Tarapoto, 2000 | 67.1 (59.8–73.7) (n = 761) | 52.4 (46.5–58.3) (n = 763) | 50.6 (44.5–56.7) (n = 754) |
Trujillo, 2000 | 58.0 (52.6–63.2) (n = 1,008) | 49.3 (44.5–54.1) (n = 1,025) | 43.5 (37.0–50.1) (n = 1,014) |
Huancayo, 2003 | 48.8 (45.3–52.4) (n = 990) | 42.8 (39.2–46.4) (n = 993) | 36.1 (32.0–40.5) (n = 994) |
Lima, 2003 | 43.2 (37.2–49.3) (n = 1,027) | 37.1 (30.7–44.1) (n = 1,040) | 32.2 (26.7–38.4) (n = 1,035) |
Tarapoto, 2003 | 64.9 (60.1–69.4) (n = 1,125) | 55.3 (51.2–59.4) (n = 1,122) | 50.4 (45.5–55.4) (n = 1,123) |
Trujillo, 2003 | 56.6 (51.3–61.8) (n = 1,344) | 49.6 (43.7–55.5) (n = 1,347) | 43.2 (39.7–46.8) (n = 1,340) |