Tabaquismo en académicos, no académicos y estudiantes de la Universidad de Concepción / Prevalence of smoking among academic, non-academic workers and students of the Universidad de Concepción
Rev. méd. Chile
; 128(9): 977-84, sept. 2000. tab, graf
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Background:
Effective smoking cessation campaigns require as baseline, precise estimations of smoking habits in different populations.Aim:
To assess the prevalence of smoking in academic, non-academics workers and student of the University of Concepción. Material andmethods:
In a random and stratified sample of 272 workers (including academics) and 1146 students, a previously validated, self administered questionnaire about smoking was applied. Daily smoking was defined as smoking seven or more cigarettes per week and occasional smoking as smoking less than seven cigarettes per week.Results:
The prevalence of smoking was 23 percent among academics, 34 percent among non-academic workers and 44 percent among students. Nineteen percent of men and 16 percent of women were occasional smokers; 23 percent of men and 25 percent of women were daily smokers. Students started smoking at 15 ñ 2 years old and workers did so at 18 ñ 3 years old. The grater influence about smoking came from parents. Workers from the administrative services and from the natural sciences faculty had the higher prevalence of the habit. The total annual cost of smoking was $33,000,000 (US$62,000).Conclusions:
The prevalence of smoking at the University of Concepción is higher among students than workers. Quitting programs are urgently needed
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Основная тема:
Universities
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Smoking
Тип исследования:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Пределы темы:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Язык:
Es
Журнал:
Rev. méd. Chile
Тематика журнала:
MEDICINA
Год:
2000
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Article
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