Tobacco smoking among teenagers in an urban area in Southern Brazil

被引:22
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作者
Horta, BL [1 ]
Calheiros, P [1 ]
Pinheiro, RT [1 ]
Tomasi, E [1 ]
do Amaral, KC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Catolica Pelotas, Escola Psicol, BR-96015560 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
来源
REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA | 2001年 / 35卷 / 02期
关键词
smoking; epidemiology; adolescence; risk factors; adolescencent behavior; prevalence; cross-sectional studies; interview; sex factors; age factors; education status; parent-child relations; alcohol drinking;
D O I
10.1590/S0034-89102001000200009
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Objective To evaluate the prevalence of tobacco smoking and its determinants among adolescents. Methods A cross-sectional study using a multiple stage sampling, was carried out in 1997 and a sample of adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years who were living in the urban area of Pelotas, Brazil, was studied. Those, who reported having smoked at least one cigarette per week during the last month were considered smokers. Chi-square test it ns used to compare proportions and conditional logistic regression was applied in the, multivariate analysis. Results/Conclusions Six hundred and thirty-two adolescents were interviewed among which 38 were non-respondents. Of those interviewed, 11.1% were smokers at time of the study. 6.8% were former smokers and 82.1% had never smoked Prevalence of tobacco smoking was directly related to the age. Even after adjusting for confounding factors. those who had left or failed at school, their parents, were divorced or reported alcohol abused in the last month showed a higher odds ratio for smoking.
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