OBJECTIVE: To highlight recent data collected through Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) 2019, related to knowledge, attitudes and behavior of school children and youth to water pipe consumption.
METHODS: The GYTS questionnaire for the Federation of BiH 2019 contained 60 multiple-choice questions. The GYTS 2019 in the Federation of BiH was conducted in a total of 73 of the 75 sampled primary and secondary schools with a school response rate of 97.3%. From the 6,972 sampled students a total of 6,415 participated as eligible students in grades 8-9 of primary and 1st grade of secondary school, with a response rate for students of 92.0%.
RESULTS: Survey findings show that almost half (44.1%) of the school children confirm ever smoking the water pipe, while Current smoking of water pipe is confirmed by 16.1% school children.
CONCLUSIONS: There is a substantial need for implementing of systematic and inter sectorial tobacco control measures that involves a water pipe as new public health challenge among youth.
目标:强调通过波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那联邦(FBiH)2019年全球青年烟草调查(GYTS)收集的与知识有关的最新数据,学童和青少年对水管消费的态度和行为。
方法:波黑联邦2019年GYTS问卷包含60个多项选择题。波黑联邦的GYTS2019在75所抽样中小学中的73所进行,学校回复率为97.3%。从6,972名抽样学生中,共有6,415人作为合格学生参加了小学8至9年级和中学一年级,学生的反应率为92.0%。
结果:调查结果显示,几乎一半(44.1%)的学童确认曾经吸过水管,而目前吸烟的水管是由16.1%的学童确认。
结论:有必要实施系统和部门间的烟草控制措施,将水烟作为青年的新公共卫生挑战。