1993
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x1993000200010
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Prevalência de tabagismo entre escolares em município de área metropolitana da região sul, Brasil, 1991

Abstract: A prevalence study on smoking habits was carried out in 1991, among 864 school children from eight municipal schools in Sapiranga, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from the 6th through 8th grade of primary school. Data was collected in class, using a questionnaire applied by trained teachers. Among students, 3.2% were smokers, although 20.3% had been exposed to tobacco. Males had begun the smoking habit at a mean age of 14.7 years and females at about 15 years old. The prevalence showed an increasing… Show more

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“…Of the 59 studies included, 62.7% presented estimates of the prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use among adolescents; 28.8% contained estimates of the prevalence of tobacco use only, 2,9,13,16,28,32,33,35,[38][39][40]42,51,53,57,68 and the prevalence of alcohol use only was assessed in 10.2%. 3,24,37,43,47,52 Most surveys were conducted between 2000 and 2004 (45.8%), [1][2][3]6,8,11,[14][15][16]18,20,24,28,30,32,35,[37][38][39]41,43,49,[55][56][57]62,68 Current alcohol use was evaluated in 28 studies ( Figure 2).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Of the 59 studies included, 62.7% presented estimates of the prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use among adolescents; 28.8% contained estimates of the prevalence of tobacco use only, 2,9,13,16,28,32,33,35,[38][39][40]42,51,53,57,68 and the prevalence of alcohol use only was assessed in 10.2%. 3,24,37,43,47,52 Most surveys were conducted between 2000 and 2004 (45.8%), [1][2][3]6,8,11,[14][15][16]18,20,24,28,30,32,35,[37][38][39]41,43,49,[55][56][57]62,68 Current alcohol use was evaluated in 28 studies ( Figure 2).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…40 Nineteen studies estimated the prevalence of heavy tobacco use among adolescents. Heavy tobacco use was usually defi ned as smoking one or more cigarettes per day, 9,15,16,25,32,35,38,39,44,63 or smoking 20 or more cigarettes per month. 10,41,55,60,61 The prevalence of heavy tobacco use ranged from 0.9% 35 to 15.7%.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Três de Maio, RS, Brasil. 29 encontraram em Sapiranga/RS uma predominância de tabagismo no sexo masculino, enquanto que Vigescola 27 detectou em Porto Alegre/ RS uma prevalência mais elevada para o sexo feminino. Considerando estas divergências na associação do tabagismo com o sexo, pode-se sugerir que, embora estes estudos tenham sido realizados no Rio Grande do Sul, as populações investigadas foram de diferentes regiões do Estado.…”
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“…As questões culturais inerentes a cada realidade podem explicar esse desacordo nos resultados. Os adolescentes mais velhos apresentaram uma prevalência superior de tabagismo, achados concordantes com os de outros estudos 8,29 . A escola, indiscutivelmente, é um espaço privilegiado para a prevenção do tabagismo.…”
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“…Trabalhos mais recentes demonstram que o tabagismo continua presente em 3 a 12,1% dos adolescentes 8 . Entretanto, vale ressaltar que investigações realizadas em 10 capitais brasileiras, envolvendo 24.000 alunos de Ensino Fundamental e Médio, nos anos de 1987, 1989, 1993 e 1997, revelaram um aumento progressivo na experimentação de cigarros pelos jovens em todas as capitais.…”
Section: Tabagismounclassified