Tobacco use among school enrolled and no enrolled adolescent in Medellin, Colombia. A population survey

Authors

  • Alexandra Restrepo Universidad of Antioquia, Colombia
  • Nilton E Montoya Universidad of Antioquia, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31053/1853.0605.v72.n4.13835

Keywords:

tabaco, adolescentes, estudios transversales

Abstract

Background:
Tobacco use among adolescents is a problematic risk behavior with early age of onset and consequences in health outcomes in adulthood. Objectives: Estimate the prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents at school and off school. Methods: A community-base cross sectional study was conducted during 2007 to estimate the prevalence of tobacco consumption in adolescents aged 12-15 (n=1.998), school and off school. A multistage probability sampling was conducted. Results: Life prevalence of tobacco consumption was 26.8% and currently use tobacco was 6%, the age onset was 11 years; non-enrolled in school adolescents had higher smoking rates. Majority of current smokers were able to buy cigarettes. Conclusion: Non-enrolled adolescents have more risk to tobacco use. Public policies should generate strategies to intervene this population. It is important to conduct the Global Youth Tobacco Survey in a national sample of adolescents including of school adolescents and establish an epidemiological surveillance system of risk behaviors based on surveys conducted periodically.


Antecedentes:
El consumo de tabaco entre los adolescentes es un comportamiento de riesgo problemática para la salud, de inicio cada vez mas temprano y afecta los resultados de salud. Objetivo: Estimar la prevalencia de consumo de tabaco entre los adolescentes escolarizados y no escolarizados. Métodos: Estudio transversal de base poblacional en 2007 para estimar la prevalencia de consumo de tabaco en adolescentes de 12-15 (n = 1.998), escolarizado y no escolarizados. Se uso muestreo probabilístico pilietápico. Resultados: La prevalencia en vida de consumo de tabaco fue del 26,8% y el consumo actual de tabaco fue del 6%, la aparición de edad fue de 11 años; no inscrito en adolescentes escolares tenían mayores tasas de tabaquismo. La mayoría de los fumadores actuales fueron capaces de comprar cigarrillos. Conclusión: los adolescentes no escolarizados tuvieron más riesgo para el consumo de tabaco. Las políticas públicas deben intervenir la población no-escolarizadas. Es importante llevar a cabo la Encuesta Mundial de Tabaquismo en Jóvenes en una muestra nacional que incluya adolescentes incluyendo escolarizados y no escolarizados y establecer un sistema de vigilancia epidemiológica de las conductas de riesgo en base a encuestas realizadas periódicamente.

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Author Biographies

  • Alexandra Restrepo, Universidad of Antioquia, Colombia
    Professor. Violence and risk behaviors research, Epidemiology research group, National School of Public health, Universidad of Antioquia, Colombia
  • Nilton E Montoya, Universidad of Antioquia, Colombia

    Professor. Violence and risk behaviors research, Epidemiology research group, National School of Public health, Universidad of Antioquia, Colombia 
    Professor. Statistics applications and public health, National School of Public Health, Universidad of Antioquia. Colombia.

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Restrepo A, Montoya NE. Tobacco use among school enrolled and no enrolled adolescent in Medellin, Colombia. A population survey. Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 11 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];72(4):270-84. Available from: https://revistas.psi.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/13835

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