PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO THE EXPERIMENTATION OF CIGARETTES AMONG STUDENTS FROM A CITY OF MINAS GERAIS

• Main Author: de Faria, Bianca Lisa
• Publication Date: 2019
• Other Authors: Miranda, Ricardo Henrique Silva, Cruz, Túlio Henrique da, Silva, Barbara Lins, Baía, Isabel Lucas Batista, Oliveira, Thauler Alves de, Sá, Raísa Furfuro e, Rodrigues, Clara Machado, Barbosa, Isabele Santos Piuzana, Cruz, Natália Silveira, Silva, Síura Aparecida Borges, de Faria, Olber Moreira
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Revista Científica da Faculdade de Medicina de Campos
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• topic: Tabagismo; Adolescente; Comportamento do Adolescente; Tobacco Use Disorder; Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior

INTRODUCTION: The adolescent is bound to bio-psychosocial changes, and it is very likely to be exposed to risk factors, as tobacco use. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and smoke-related risks among students from Itaúna-MG. METHODS: The sample was composed by 340 adolescents from high school, between 14 and 20 years old. We have applied an adapted version of the questionnaire from the “VI National Survey on the Use of Psychotropic Drugs among Elementary and Middle School Students of Public and Private Education Networks in the 27 Brazilian Capitals”. Our sample was selected by random allocation. RESULTS: The prevalence of experimentation of tobacco was of 28,24%. The average age of the first contact with tobacco was between 14 and 16 years old, according to 60% of the students who remembered the occasion. Factors as the curiosity and influence from friends were the most important risks to the first use of cigarettes. The relation between working as a risk factor for smoking was significant in our sample. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of tobacco experimentation among adolescents in our sample was similar to the national data. Our study found important information which is able to promote public health plans in order to prevent the smoking exposure.