Prevalence of tobacco use among adolescent Palestine refugees: A cross-regional study in United Nations relief works agency schools in Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to assess the prevalence of the current use of tobacco and e-cigarettes; to identify temporal trends, and to assess factors influencing tobacco use among adolescent Palestine refugees.

Methods

The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) was conducted in United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) schools in Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) in 2022. Prevalences were presented as rates with 95 % confidence intervals, stratified by location and sex. A time series analysis of 2008-2022 was performed.

Results

Among 13-15-year-old Palestine refugees (n = 9193), 24.7 % (95 % CI [21.0-27.7]) of boys and 16.4 % (95 % CI [14.4-18.7]) of girls currently use tobacco products (including cigarettes, smoked tobacco

SUBMITTER: Vollebregt SJC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12396484 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature