Factores asociados al uso del cigarrillo en estudiantes del Recinto de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Puerto Rico / Factors associated with the use of tobacco among students of the Medical Sciences School, University of Puerto Rico
P. R. health sci. j
; P. R. health sci. j;21(4): 355-360, Dec. 2002.
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RESUMO
The objective of this study is to evaluate associated factors related to cigarette smoking in students of the Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico. One hundred eighty-nine students, registered in the summer session, participated in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the information. For the data analysis descriptive statistics were used, as well as Pearson Chi Square and Mann-Whitney test. The results showed that 12.2 per cent of the participants are smokers at the moment of the study. Most of the smokers stated that the main reason they smoke was for stress reduction and psychological addiction. A statistical association was encountered between the cigarette use and exposure of information (X2Fisher (1) = 4.65, p = 0.02). We conclude that the participants smoke as an adaptative response to the daily stressors that impact the academic setting.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Estudantes
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Tabagismo
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Puerto rico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
P R Health Sci J
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P. R. health sci. j
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Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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Puerto Rico health sciences journal (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article