Prevalence of smoking in a general population in Valparaiso and Viña del Mar [Prevalencia de tabaquismo en la población general de Valparaíso y Viña del Mar.]


Por: Gutiérrez M., Rioseco F., Rojas A., Casanova D., Cordero M., Schiaffino M.

Publicada: 1 ene 1995
Resumen:
The aim of this work was to study the prevalence of smoking in an urban population from cities with low environmental pollution. From a sampling of basic and high school children, 1959 subjects coming from 406 homes were selected for the study and answered a questionnaire about smoking. The adjusted prevalence of smoking among subjects older than 10 years old was 36.5% and 40.8% in subjects older than 15 years old. Prevalence in males was 49.4% and 35% in female. However among subjects between 10 and 15 years old, females had a higher prevalence of smoking. Most subjects smoked 1 to 9 cigarettes/day, always aspirated smoke and consumed all the cigarette. The prevalence of passive smokers was 65.5%. It is concluded that the prevalence of smoking is high, that women are starting to smoke earlier than men and that no effort is being made to stop this habit.

Filiaciones:
Gutiérrez M.:
 Hospital Naval Viña del Mar, Depto de Salud Pública, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

Rioseco F.:
 Hospital Naval Viña del Mar, Depto de Salud Pública, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

Rojas A.:
 Hospital Naval Viña del Mar, Depto de Salud Pública, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

Casanova D.:
 Hospital Naval Viña del Mar, Depto de Salud Pública, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

Cordero M.:
 Hospital Naval Viña del Mar, Depto de Salud Pública, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

Schiaffino M.:
 Hospital Naval Viña del Mar, Depto de Salud Pública, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
ISSN: 00349887
Editorial
SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, BERNARDA MORIN 488 PROVIDENCIA, CASILLA 168 CORREO 55, SANTIAGO 9, 00000, CHILE, Chile
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 123 Número: 2
Páginas: 250-256
WOS Id: A1995RB62200014
ID de PubMed: 7569467

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