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In the Philippines, the law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In the Philippines the law also prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products within 100 meters from any point of the perimeter of a school, public playground, or other facility frequented by minors.<\/p>\n\t\t \t <\/div>\n\t \t<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tobacco consumption<\/h4>\n\t
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In total, the Philippines has approximately ***need value here*** million smokers!<\/strong><\/p>\n \n \t

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19.5%<\/strong> of Filipino adults (aged 15+) are current tobacco users.<\/p>\n

62.9%<\/strong> are men<\/strong> and 4.8%<\/strong> are women<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t

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19.2%<\/strong> of Filipino youths (age 13 \u2013 15) use tobacco.<\/p>\n

35.6%<\/strong> are boys<\/strong> and 3.5%<\/strong> are girls<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t \n\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Which countries have the highest and lowest smoking rates?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Nauru<\/td>\n52.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiribati<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuvalu<\/td>\n48.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Myanmar<\/td>\n45.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chile<\/td>\n44.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/strong><\/td>\n37.9%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippines<\/strong><\/td>\n24.3%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Panama<\/td>\n6.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sao Tome And Principe<\/td>\n5.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/td>\n4.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ethiopia<\/td>\n4.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghana<\/td>\n3.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Smoking and masculinity<\/h4>\n

WHY<\/strong> do you think more men smoke than women?<\/p>\n

WHY<\/strong> are men seen as strong when they smoke, but women are seen as bad?<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Cultural considerations<\/h4>\n

Your experiences related to smoking may be different from young people in other countries. In some countries cigarettes are often given as gifts (during special occasions) even when we know the risks of smoking.<\/p>\n

What other traditions related to smoking can you think of?<\/p>\n

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