Prevalence of Tobacco Use Among Students Aged 13‐15 Years in Health Ministers’ Council/Gulf Cooperation Council Member States, 2001‐2004

Abstract

For boys and girls, high prevalence of cigarette smoking, high prevalence of shisha use, and high susceptibility of never smokers to initiate smoking in the next year are troubling indicators for the future of chronic disease and tobacco-related mortality in the Member States of the HMC/GCC.