Prevalência e fatores associados ao tabagismo entre estudantes universitários

Lílian Gomes Sousa; Maria do Carmo Carvalho Martins; Francisco Teixeira Andrade; Manoel Dias de Souza Filho; Regina Célia Assis; Thiago Luz Santos; Ingrid Lara do N. F. de Carvalho; André Bastos Veras; Giuliano Paz Oliveira

doi:10.5585/conssaude.v11n1.2962

Authors

Lílian Gomes Sousa Universidade Federal do Piauí
Maria do Carmo Carvalho Martins Universidade Federal do Piauí
Francisco Teixeira Andrade Universidade Federal do Piauí
Manoel Dias de Souza Filho Universidade Federal do Piauí
Regina Célia Assis Universidade Federal do Piauí
Thiago Luz Santos Universidade Federal do Piauí
Ingrid Lara do N. F. de Carvalho Universidade Federal do Piauí
André Bastos Veras Universidade Federal do Piauí
Giuliano Paz Oliveira Universidade Federal do Piauí

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v11n1.2962

Keywords:

Smoking, Students, Higher education, Prevalence.

Abstract

Background: To investigate the prevalence of smoking among undergraduate students at a public university and associated factors. Methods: Cross-sectional study with proportional probability sample consists of 482 undergraduated students from different educational centers of the institution. Students answered a questionnaire adapted from the study by the Brazilian Information Center on Psychotropic Drugs, with questions directed at smokers, former smokers and nonsmokers. It was studied socio-demographic and smoking characteristics. The values were analyzed by chi-square test. Results: The prevalence of smoking was 6%, with a higher proportion of smokers (p = 0.01) than males (9.0%). Most smokers (74.1%) began smoking more than 21 years of age. In addition, there was an association between smoking and alcohol consumption. Conclusions: There was a reduction in smoking prevalence among students. There was an association between smoking and male gender and alcohol consumption.