Risk factors of tobacco use in adolescents

Objective. To analyze risk factors for smoking among adolescents. Material and methods. Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive and relational study on beliefs, antecedents, environment, access to tobacco, smoking habit, etc., by means of "Survey of Tobacco Consumption in Adolescents", by binary logistic regression of prediction of having smoked during last month. Results: Of 1122 students analyzed, 270 smoked during the last month (24.1 degrees/0). There were significant risk factors: to believe that smoking makes more attractive (OR=263.0), to drink alcohol (OR=155.2); smoke the parents (OR=30.9), do not believe that it is harmful (OR=22.5), some friend smokes (OR=11.5), owns something with tobacco logo (OR=8.8), does not listen to messages against tobacco (OR=4.0) and being a woman (OR=2.6, IC95% 1.0-6.7). Conclusion. Are protective factors for not smoking, to prevent the attractive image of the smoker, to have non-smoking parents, provide information and avoid the harmful effects associated with alcohol consumption. Adolescents have a higher risk of early smoking.