Content of descriptions regarding tobacco use among textbooks in the countries surveyed (n=41)
| Content | n | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Consequences of tobacco use (n=30, 73.2%) | ||
| Physiological consequences | 28 | 68.3 |
| Social consequences | 17 | 41.5 |
| Psychological consequences | 8 | 19.5 |
| Social norms (n=19, 46.3%) | ||
| The norm that tobacco use is not socially accepted | 15 | 36.6 |
| The norm that tobacco use should be controlled | 8 | 19.5 |
| The norm that most peers do not use tobacco | 1 | 2.4 |
| Reasons to use tobacco (n=4, 9.8%) | ||
| Acceptance by peers | 4 | 9.8 |
| Coping with stress | 3 | 7.3 |
| Curiosity | 2 | 4.9 |
| Being strong | 1 | 2.4 |
| Unknown (open question without any answers) | 1 | 2.4 |
| Social influences (n=4, 9.8%) | ||
| Influence by adults | 3 | 7.3 |
| Influence by general society | 2 | 4.9 |
| Influence by media | 1 | 2.4 |
| Influence by peers | 1 | 2.4 |
| Resistance and life skills (n=6, 14.6%) | ||
| The skill to avoid making friends who use tobacco | 4 | 9.8 |
| The skill to advise tobacco-using peers/family to quit | 3 | 7.3 |
| The skill to utilise leisure time for other activities | 2 | 4.9 |
| The skill to avoid curiosity about tobacco | 1 | 2.4 |
| The skill to avoid believing promotion messages | 1 | 2.4 |
| The skill to avoid thinking about trying tobacco use just once | 1 | 2.4 |
| The skill to avoid imitating others’ use of tobacco | 1 | 2.4 |
| The skill to reject offers of tobacco by peers | 1 | 2.4 |