Monitoring tobacco control among youth in countries of the South-East Asia Region: 2018

Overview

Following the publication of the 2nd edition of the brochure on “WHO FCTC indicators related to youth tobacco control” in 2014, this third updated edition includes additional data from Global Youth Tobacco Surveys (‎‎GYTS)‎‎ conducted between 2014 and mid-2018 in the member states of WHO South-East Asia Region. The brochure provides a comparative snapshot of levels and trends of key indicators related to tobacco control among school going youth in the age group 13 to 15 years of age. The policy makers, programme managers, researchers, and tobacco control advocates will find the rich data presented in brochure useful to promote evidence-informed policies and programs for more effective tobacco control. In addition, these data can help the Member States plan further epidemiological studies as per their need.