Global Youth Tobacco Survey Training Workshop Introduction to the GYTS Questionnaire
Outline Background and Development GYTS Questionnaire with Optional Questions Guidelines for Adaptation & Finalization
…………::::: Background and Development
Evaluation and Revision of GYTS Examine the current state of the GYTS protocol including the questionnaire Update questionnaire to reflect advancements in global tobacco control policy areas Create a singular GYTS “core” questionnaire and a single bank of “optional” questions – Goal: Global comparability and consistency
Questionnaire Development GYTS Technical Review Summit (July 2011) – GYTS Questionnaire Workgroup Global partner review (October 2011) Final draft questions (April 2012) Global questionnaire testing (May – June 2012) Finalized GYTS Questionnaire with Optional Questions (July 2012)
Global Questionnaire Testing Objective: Evaluate comprehension and structure using local languages in in-country settings – Brazil – Egypt (+shisha module) – India (+bidis and smokeless tobacco modules) – Mexico – Philippines – United States Self-administration with cognitive debriefing – 13 to 15 year old students, urban/rural
…………::::: GYTS Questionnaire with Optional Questions
Content Global Core Questionnaire Optional Modules & Questions School Policy Questionnaire
Global Core Questionnaire Introduction Background Characteristics Tobacco Use Cessation Secondhand Smoke Economics Media Attitudes & Perceptions
Introduction Explanation/examples of different types of tobacco Any Tobacco Use Smoking Tobacco Smokeless Tobacco -Cigarettes -Other types of smoked tobacco
Background Characteristics Age Gender School grade Spending money (economics)
Tobacco Use Cigarettes – Ever use and current use – Age of initiation – Frequency of use (# of days smoked, # of cigarettes) Other smoked tobacco – Ever use and current use Smoking tobacco dependence Smokeless tobacco – Ever use and current use
Cessation Desire to quit smoking Attempt to quit smoking during past 12 months Opinion on being able to quit smoking Receive assistance/advice to help quit smoking
Secondhand Smoke Exposure to smoking in the last 7 days at: – Home – Indoor public places – Outdoor public places Noticing smoking at school Knowledge of health risks of secondhand smoke Opinion on banning smoking at: – Indoor public places – Outdoor public places
Economics Obtaining cigarettes Unable to buy cigarettes because of age Purchase type – Individual sticks, packs, cartons, roll your own Cost of cigarettes
Media: Anti-Tobacco Media messages against tobacco – Television, radio, internet, billboards, posters, newspapers, magazines, or movies – Sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events, or social gatherings Attention to and effects of warning labels on cigarette packages School lessons about the dangers of tobacco use
Media: Pro-Tobacco Noticing tobacco use on television shows, videos, movies Noticing tobacco advertising/promotions at points of sale Items with tobacco brand/logo: ownership, willingness – Marketing receptivity Tobacco company representative offering a free tobacco product
Attitudes & Perceptions Susceptibility to tobacco use – Using tobacco if offered by friends – Future use of tobacco – Smoking tobacco to feel comfortable – Curiosity (“I think I might enjoy smoking a cigarette.”)
Optional Modules and Questions Optional Modules – Shisha – Bidis – Smokeless Tobacco List of Optional Questions – Core and optional questions from previous GYTS questionnaires – New proposed questions
School Policy Questionnaire Global School Personnel Survey (GSPS) discontinued Selected GSPS questions to provide information on tobacco-free policies and enforcement Administered to each school in GYTS – School principal/administrator completes
…………::::: Guidelines for Adaptation & Finalization
1 st step – Review Questionnaire Structure Global Youth Tobacco Survey – Country Name 2015 Instructions for participants Introduction – Tobacco use table need to be adapted by country CORE 43 questions – 14 need country experts adaptation Optional Questions – S 14, B 14, O 62 – 150 questions Recommendations no more than 75 questions Country Specific questions Preparing the questionnaire in local language and English (how many languages the questionnaire need to be prepared?)
2 nd Step – Identify Tobacco Products in your country Introduction – Table Any tobacco products Smoking Tobacco Products other than cigarettes Smokeless Tobacco Products Questions that need adaptations CORE: C3,C4,C9,C10,C13,C14,C20,C21,C24,C25,C26,C28, C29, C35
SMOKED TABACO PRODUCTS Any Tobacco Products SMOKED TABACO PRODUCTS Manufactured Cigarettes Kreteks (clove cigarettes) Djarum (Bolivia) Bidi – Indian cigarette Hand-rolled cigarettes Straw – Brazil and Uruguay Clove-Cigarettes/Kretek Produced in India and exported to more than 100 countries
Narguileh/Shisha, Hookah/Waterpipes Pipes Cigars, mini cigars, cigarillos SMOKED TABACO PRODUCTS Any Tobacco Products SMOKED TABACO PRODUCTS
SMOKELESS TABACO PRODUCTS Any Tobacco Products SMOKELESS TABACO PRODUCTS Venezuela - Chimó
3 rd step – Review Optional Questions Shisha/Narguileh – 14 Q Bidi – 14 Q Smokeless – 17 Q List of Optional Questions - 62 Finding the best place to insert the question within the questionnaire – Review with PAHO/CDC