Prevalence and opinions related to tobacco consuption by university students
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v10i3p135-142Keywords:
Prevalence / University Students, Beliefs, TobaccoAbstract
Tobacco use represents one of the major public health problems; the aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and opinions of tobacco consumption by university population; a descriptive cross-sectional design was used. The results showed a prevalence of use in the last year of 24.3 of participants, consumption once in a lifetime was 46.3%. Regarding dissenting opinions (cons) about tobacco use it is found that a high percentage of participants presents obstacles to the use of tobacco; items that reached the highest levels were in relation to opinions on health, such as tobacco causing cancer and directly affecting the lungs and heart.
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2014-12-01
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García-García, P., Vázquez-Galindo, L., Hayashida, M., & Santos, M. A. dos. (2014). Prevalence and opinions related to tobacco consuption by university students. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 10(3), 135-142. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v10i3p135-142