Prevalence of smoking in university students/ Prevalencia del consumo de tabaco en población universitaria
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https://doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v4i1.137Keywords:
Tabaco, género, edad, cigarrillos diarios. / Keywords, Tobacco, gender, age, cigarettes per day.Abstract
El presente trabajo de investigación aborda la prevalencia de consumo de tabaco en la población universitaria de la Universidad Miguel Hernández, con el fin de poner en marcha programas de prevención y tratamiento de tabaco. Los grupos analizados corresponden a una muestra (n = 660) representativa de estudiantes, de personal de administración y servicios, y de personal docente e investigador. Mediante la aplicación de un instrumento de medida de las variables de consumo, se recogió la información, durante el año 2003, de forma autoadministrada. Los resultados indican que la población fumadora de esta universidad se corresponde con la general de la Comunidad Valenciana. Aparecen diferencias claramente significativas en cuanto a la variable género, donde las mujeres consumen más tabaco que los hombres, en contra de las tasas a nivel nacional. Las franjas de edad más consumidoras se sitúan entre los 20-30 años de edad en los varones y entre los 40-50 entre las mujeres. Destacar que la proporción media de cigarrillos diarios de los fumadores es significativamente diferente de las medias a nivel nacional, siendo en nuestra muestra muy altas.
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This paper approaches the prevalence of tobacco consumption in the university population of the University Miguel Hernandez, with the aim of starting up tobacco prevention and treatment programs. The analyzed groups belong to a sample (n = 660) that represents students, administrative staff, and researchers and teachers. Data was gathered during the year 2003, using a self-administered questionnaire.
The results indicate that the smoking population of this university corresponds with the general population of the Valencian Community. Significant differences clearly appear regarding with the gender variable, women consume more tobacco than men, despite the national surveys results. The highest consuming rates are located between the 20 and 30 years old in men, and between 40 and 50 in women. It could be highlighted that the average consumption of daily cigarettes of the smokers is significantly different from the national level average, being in our sample very high.
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