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Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) - Vietnam 2010 Summary

Core Content

The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a standardized global survey designed to monitor adult tobacco use and track key tobacco control indicators. It provides countries with the capacity to design, implement, and evaluate tobacco control programs, and supports them in fulfilling their obligations under the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). In Vietnam, GATS was conducted in 2010 as a nationally representative household survey targeting adults aged 15 years and older.

Main Objectives

• Monitor adult tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) and prevention policies.
• Assist in developing and evaluating tobacco control programs.
• Generate comparable data across countries to support global tobacco control efforts.
• Implement the MPOWER package of six evidence-based tobacco control policies.

Key Policies of MPOWER

1. Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies
2. Protect people from tobacco smoke
3. Offer help to quit tobacco use
4. Warn about the dangers of tobacco
5. Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship
6. Raise taxes on tobacco

Methodology

• Conducted by the Ministry of Health, Hanoi Medical University, and the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.
• Used a multi-stage, geographically clustered sample design to ensure national representativeness.
• Collected data using handheld devices.
• Response rates:
  • Household response rate: 97.0%
  • Person response rate: 95.7%
  • Overall response rate: 92.8%
• 9,925 adults completed the survey.

Key Highlights

Tobacco Use

• Overall current tobacco smokers: 23.8% (more than 15 million adults)
• Current cigarette smokers: 19.9% (12.8 million adults)
• Current water pipe smokers: 6.4% (4.1 million adults)
• Daily tobacco smokers: 19.5%
• Daily cigarette smokers: 15.6%
• Average age at daily smoking initiation: 19.9 years overall, 19.8 years for men, 23.6 years for women.

Secondhand Smoke

• Exposure to tobacco smoke at home: 73.1% overall, 77.2% for men, 69.2% for women.
• Exposure to tobacco smoke at the workplace: 55.9% overall, 68.7% for men, 41.4% for women.

Cessation

• Former daily tobacco smokers (among ever daily smokers): 23.5%
• Smokers who made a quit attempt in the past 12 months: 55.3%
• Current smokers planning to quit within the next month: 9.5%
• Smokers advised to quit by a healthcare provider in the past 12 months: 29.7%

Economics

• Median amount spent on 1 pack of manufactured cigarettes: VND 5,500 (US$ 0.29)
• Median yearly cigarette expenditure per current smoker: VND 1,096,000
• Average cost of 100 manufactured cigarettes as a percentage of GDP: 2.7%
• Support for increasing tobacco taxes: 71.3% of adults overall.

Media

• Notice of cigarette marketing in stores: 8.6% overall
• Notice of any cigarette advertisement, sponsorship, or promotion: 16.9% overall
• Notice of anti-cigarette smoking information on TV or radio: 87.2% overall

Knowledge, Attitudes & Perceptions

• Belief that smoking causes serious illness: 95.7% overall, 92.4% among current smokers, 96.8% among non-smokers.
• Belief that smoking causes stroke, heart attack, and lung cancer: 55.5% overall, 49.1% among current smokers, 57.5% among non-smokers.
• Belief that exposure to tobacco smoke causes serious illness in non-smokers: 87.0% overall, 82.2% among current smokers, 88.5% among non-smokers.
• Belief that cigarettes are addictive: 94.4% overall, 94.6% among current smokers, 94.1% among non-smokers.

Key Information

• Data Collection: Conducted in 2010, with a focus on adults aged 15 years and older.
• Response Rates: High overall response rates (92.8%) indicate reliable data collection.
• Tobacco Use Trends: Smoking is more prevalent among men than women, with a significant portion of the population currently smoking.
• Public Awareness: Strong awareness of the health risks associated with smoking and secondhand smoke exposure.
• Support for Tobacco Control: A majority of adults support increasing tobacco taxes, indicating potential for policy change.
• Media Influence: Anti-tobacco messages are widely noticed, while tobacco advertising remains relatively low.

Funding & Support

• Financial support: Provided by the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use.
• Technical assistance: Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and RTI International.
• Program support: Provided by the CDC Foundation.

Conclusion

The GATS Vietnam 2010 survey provides a comprehensive overview of adult tobacco use, awareness, and control measures. It highlights the gender disparity in smoking rates, the widespread exposure to secondhand smoke, and the strong public support for tobacco control policies such as tax increases and anti-smoking campaigns. These findings are crucial for policymakers and public health professionals aiming to reduce tobacco use and its associated health risks in Vietnam.