The use of alcohol and tobacco among students of a university in Southern Brazil
Objective: To identify the prevalence of alcohol and tobacco consumption among undergraduate students of a university in Southern Brazil. Method: This is an exploratory-descriptive study, with a cross-sectional design, held from August 2012 to June 2013. The research was carried out by means of a st...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.ojs.unifor.br:article/5485 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/5485 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Tobacco Use Alcoholic Beverages Students Prevalence. Uso de Tabaco Bebidas Alcohólicas Estudiantes Prevalencia. Bebidas Alcoólicas Estudantes Prevalência. |
| Sumario: | Objective: To identify the prevalence of alcohol and tobacco consumption among undergraduate students of a university in Southern Brazil. Method: This is an exploratory-descriptive study, with a cross-sectional design, held from August 2012 to June 2013. The research was carried out by means of a structured questionnaire (with questions about alcohol and tobacco use), self-answered by 284 university students, and the results were analyzed through descriptive techniques, absolute and relative frequencies, and statistical tests, chi-square for dichotomous categorical variables and Kruskal-Wallis for continuous variables. Results: Of the undergraduates who participated in this study, 242 (85.2%) have already consumed alcohol and 53 students (18.7%) have already used tobacco at some point in their lives. Regarding the consumption of substances and the gender of the undergraduates, there was no difference in alcohol consumption (p=0.857). However, as for tobacco, men’s consumption was evidenced to be higher than women’s (p=0.001). Conclusion: The study reveals that the prevalence of alcohol consumption among the university population is high, thus demanding broader investigations about the aspects involved in alcohol and tobacco consumption among this population. |
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