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• Nearly one-third of UNRWA students tobacco users - survey 

Nearly one-third of students at UNRWA-administered schools in Jordan use tobacco products, according to a survey released on Monday.

According to the UN’s “Global Youth Tobacco Survey”, 12.7 per cent of UNRWA students in Jordan smoke cigarettes, while 13.2 per cent use other forms of tobacco.

Nearly one in five students smoke argileh, 25.4 per cent of boys and 12.9 per cent of girls, according to the study, which was conducted by the UN agency in 20 UNRWA schools across the Kingdom.

The study, which surveyed 1,500 students between the ages 13 and 15, aimed to determine the prevalence of tobacco use at UNRWA schools across the region, Ali Khader, chief of health protection and promotion at UNRWA in Amman, told The Jordan Times yesterday.

According to the survey’s findings, UNWRA students are subjected to “very high” amounts of secondhand smoke,

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