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LESOTHO
SENEGAL*
GUINEA
ALGERIA*
CÔTED’IVOIRE
CAMEROON*
SÃO TOME& PRINCIPE
GABON*
TOGO*
CONGO
KENYA*
UGANDA
COMOROS*
SEYCHELLES*
MAURITIUS*NAMIBIA
MALAWI
MOZAMBIQUE*
MADAGASCARZIMBABWE*
SWAZILAND
ZAMBIA
SOUTHAFRICA
BOTSWANA
RWANDA
SMOKELESS TOBACCO USE BY STUDENTSPercentage of students
age 13–15 who currently used smokeless tobacco b
2006–112013–16*
10.0%–23.0%
5.0%–9.9%
1.0%–4.9%
not surveyed
not in AFR
CAMEROON
3%2%
4%
KENYA
5% 5%4%
NIGERIA
2%3%
0.9%
SENEGAL
0.7% 0.3%1%
UGANDA
2% 2%3%
ETHIOPIA
2%3%
0.8%
SMOKELESS TOBACCO USE BY ADULTSPercentage of adults age 15 years or older who currently used smokeless tobacco2012–17
overall
men
women
statistically significant difference between men and women
9 Smokeless Tobacco
10% or more of students currently used smokeless tobacco
in 8 GYTS countries
In Cameroon, Senegal, and Uganda, smokeless tobacco use was
significantly higher among women than men
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Smokeless tobacco products are consumed through the mouth or nose, without burning, and include chewing tobacco, moist snuff, snus, dry snuff, and dissolvables.6-10
Among adults, current smokeless tobacco use ranged from less than 1% in Senegal to 5% in Kenya in the 6 GATS countries. Among men, percentages ranged from less than 1% in Senegal to 5% in Kenya. Among women, percentages ranged from 1% or less in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Senegal to 4% in Cameroon and Kenya. In Cameroon, Senegal, and Uganda, smokeless tobacco use was significantly higher among women than men. In Ethiopia and Nigeria, it was significantly higher among men than women; no difference was found between men and women in Kenya.
Ten percent or more of students currently used smokeless tobacco in 8 of the 25 GYTS countries in the African Region. Percentages ranged from 2% in
Gabon, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Togo to 23% in Sao Tome and Principe.
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