Use of tobacco and alcohol among health care students

• Autor(a) principal: Monteiro, Luciana Zaranza
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Varela, Andrea Ramirez, Carneiro, Maria de Lourdes Alves, Alves, Leonardo Rodrigues, Góis, Rebeca Fabiana Gomes, Lima, Thais Bergamin
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/6475
• topic: Ethanol; Tobacco; Students; Health Education.; Etanol; Tabaco; Estudiantes; Educación en Salud.; Etanol; Tabaco; Estudantes; Educação em Saúde.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use among university students. Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out with 286 university students from the Federal District from August to October 2016 using a structured self-administered questionnaire on age, gender, type of high school, socioeconomic status, place of residence, frequency of alcohol and tobacco use, and self-perception of health. Data were analyzed using chi-squared tests and logistic regressions with a significance level of 5%. Results: Of the 286 students, 190 (66.4%) use alcohol and 14 (5%) smoke at parties or on the weekend. In all, 132 (94.3%) women and 46 (92%) men said these habits started before university admission. Those who live with their parents or relatives had a higher prevalence of smoking 25.4% [OR 1.27; 95%CI 0.40-4.03] and those who lived alone presented higher alcohol consumption 70.3% [OR 1.09; 95%CI 0.30-3.91]. The poorer the self-perception of health, the higher the probability of alcohol consumption (83.3%) [OR 2.25; 95%CI 0.25-19.9]. Conclusion: The prevalence of alcohol consumption among the analyzed students is high, with higher rates among women. As for tobacco use, there was a low prevalence among the students.