Jump to full article: Capital FM Kenya (ke), 2010-03-05
Author: CATHERINE KARONGO
Intro: As the world marks five years since the first framework on tobacco control came into place, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns over an increased number of young girls smoking cigarettes in Kenya.
In an exclusive interview with Capital News, WHO Programme Officer in charge of Tobacco control Dr Joyce Nato said the latest statistics indicated that the ratio of young boys and girls smoking cigarettes is one-to-one, an increase from a 2001 report which indicated that in every 10 school going boys who smoked, only one girl smoked.
"This is a big worry because it means that our girls are picking up smoking very fast and tobacco use in girls is even more dangerous," Dr Nato said. . . .
Capital News spoke to a young lady who said she had been a smoker since she was in second year at the university.
"I find it cool to smoke. I grew up in a single parent family. My mum used to smoke and I admired it," Cassandra said.
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