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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
Tobacco Use Among Students Ages 13–15 Years—Baghdad, Iraq, 2008
April 03, 2009 / Vol. 58 / No. 12
MMWR Introduction
In 2008, the Iraqi Ministry of Health conducted the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)
in Baghdad. GYTS is a school-based survey of students aged 13–15 years. According to the
report, smoking tobacco in shisha (also known as hookahs or water pipes) appears to be a
preferred form of tobacco use for young people. In addition, the likely initiation of
cigarette smoking by girls who have never smoked cigarettes (11.8%) is significantly
higher than the current cigarette smoking rate for girls (2.7%) and may result in an
increase in the future burden of disease caused by tobacco use in Iraq.
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