Prevalence of smoking in an urban population in the province of Alicante / Prevalencia del tabaquismo en una población periurbana de la provincia de Alicante
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Tabaquismo, Fumadores, Prevalencia. / Keywords, Tobacco habit, Smokers, Prevalence.Abstract
Objetivo: Conocer la prevalencia del hábito tabáquico en la población de Albatera (Alicante) e identificar su asociación con otras variables epidemiológicas.
Material y Método: Estudio descriptivo transversal. Muestreo aleatorio polietápico proporcional con definición de cuotas muéstrales, según grupos de edad y sexo.
Se administró una encuesta sobre hábito tabáquico, nivel educativo, profesión, ocupación, situación laboral y uso de anticonceptivos en las mujeres .
Resultados: El 86 % de las personas seleccionadas participaron en el estudio (N=644). La prevalencia de tabaquismo hallada ha sido del 32,8 ± 3,6% (40,2% en hombres y 25,4% en mujeres), la mayor tasa la encontramos entre los 20-39 años. El consumo medio de cigarrillos fue de 15,8 cig./día. El 47,2 % de los hombres y el 44,5 % de las mujeres fumadoras trabajaban, frente al 40,9 % de hombres y 33,3 % de mujeres paradas. La mitad de las mujeres que tomaban anticonceptivos fumaban.
Conclusiones: La prevalencia del tabaquismo en nuestra población es inferior a la de la población española en general. Se da un elevado porcentaje de fumadores entre población más joven, con incremento significativo en mujeres de edades comprendidas entre 20-29 años. Existe una mayor tendencia en la adquisición del habito tabáquico en la población con menor nivel de estudios y situación de paro laboral. También una elevada asociación entre el de consumo de anticonceptivos y tabaquismo activo.
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Aim: To know the prevalence of the tobacco habit in Albatera population (Alicante) and to identify its association with other epidemiological variables.
Material and Method: Cross sectional descriptive study. Random sampling proportional with quotas definition, according to sex and aged groups. A survey about tobacco habit, educational level, profession, occupation situation and the use of contraceptive in women was administered.
Results: 86% of selected subjects ( N= 644) participated in the study. The prevalence of tobacco habit was between 32,8 +/-3,6% (40,2% in men and 25,4% in women). The highest rate was found for for subjects aged from 20 to 39 years. The average of cigarettes consumption was 15,8 cig/day. 47,2% of smoker men (no entiendo en el resumen en español si se refiere a hombres y mujeres fumadoras o solo mujeres) and 44,5% of smoker women were working (creo que te refieres a que eran trabajadores porque si es asi puedes poner were workers), while 40,9% of men and 33% of women were unemployed. Half of women that were taking contraceptive also smoked.
Conclusions: The prevalence of tobacco habit in our population is lower than in the spanish general population. An elevated percentage of smokers was found in the youngest population , with a significant increase in women between 20 to 29 years. The population with low level of studies and who were unemployed (puedes poner the unemployed population and with a low level of studies) has a high tendency to smoke as a habit than other groups. There is also a high association between contraceptives consumption and active tobacco habit.
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