Epidemiologia do tabagismo no curso de Medicina em Lages – Santa Catarina

Abstract

Objective: the objective was to trace the epidemiological profile of medical students at the Universidade do Planalto Catarinense (UNIPLAC) in Lages / SC. Method: study of data obtained through a questionnaire applied to 94 students from August 2013 to December 2013. Results: the average age of the participants was 23.06 years, with a minimum of 19 years and a maximum of 39 years. 19.1% were smokers, of these 8.5% were daily smokers and 10.6% were occasional smokers. The average age of smoking initiation was 17.88 years. 22.3% started smoking at 18 years of age. The highest incentive to start using cigarettes was the influence of friends in 61.1%. 72.2% of academic smokers smoked up to 10 cigarettes a day, and 61.1% said they were interested in quitting. 38.9% described pleasure and 33.3% described reducing anxiety as a sensation of smoking exposure. Conclusion: the high prevalence of smokers among medical students shows the need to reinforce prevention and smoking cessation programs aimed at this population.

Tabagismo entre estudantes de Medicina das Faculdades Nova Esperança e Ciências Médicas da Paraíba

“…A idade predominante dos alunos fumantes é a partir da segunda década de vida o que demosntra a repercussão da influencia do meio ao qual os adultos jovens estão inseridos, conforme apregoa Staudt et al (2020).…”