2015
DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v37i1.24109
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<b>Tobacco use and alcohol consumption associated with sociodemographic factors among college students

Abstract: ABSTRACT. The aim of this study was to determine the association between sociodemographic variables and behaviors and the use of tobacco and alcohol among students of the Federal University of Paraná. Risk behavior of 1.599 students was obtained from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance. The association analysis estimated which college students are more vulnerable to the use of tobacco and alcohol. The subjects who smoked more often were older, unmarried, senior students, residing without family and with low s… Show more

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“…In total, 2,459 enrollments were counted, of which 721 were ineligible (251 students enrolled in more than one class, 54 with less than 18 years and 416 Illicit drugs and academic migration J Bras Psiquiatr. 2019;68(1): [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] who had canceled enrollment or dropped out at the time of the research). Thus, this study had 1,738 eligible individuals (average of 19 students per class).…”
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“…In total, 2,459 enrollments were counted, of which 721 were ineligible (251 students enrolled in more than one class, 54 with less than 18 years and 416 Illicit drugs and academic migration J Bras Psiquiatr. 2019;68(1): [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] who had canceled enrollment or dropped out at the time of the research). Thus, this study had 1,738 eligible individuals (average of 19 students per class).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Contact with new experiences and development of new social networks can increase the vulnerability of these individuals, influencing the consumption of illicit drugs 4,5 . Researches with university students indicates that male, younger, smokers and those with friends who use drugs are more susceptible to the use of illicit drugs 3,[5][6][7][8] . On the other hand, those living with relatives and with religious practices showed a lower risk for this behavior 5,9 . In 2010, there was a modification in the admission process to undergraduate courses in most public universities in Brazil.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Entretanto, apesar de toda informação a respeito do tema, pesquisas comportamentais revelam que entre estudantes universitários parece ocorrer aumento dos índices e da quantidade de hábitos considerados de risco para desenvolvimento de doenças crônico-degenerativas 3,4 . A identificação de fatores de risco para doenças crô-nicas não transmissíveis poderia contribuir para a prevenção -ou retardo -de algumas doenças em médio e longo prazo [3][4][5] . A prevalência desse tipo de doenças, não é alta entre jovens adultos 6 , no entanto, a atenção sobre os fatores de risco relacionados a saúde, assim como intervenções para a prevenção, são importantes 2 .…”
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“…A prevalência desse tipo de doenças, não é alta entre jovens adultos 6 , no entanto, a atenção sobre os fatores de risco relacionados a saúde, assim como intervenções para a prevenção, são importantes 2 . A literatura traz diversos estudos que apresentam o perfil do estilo de vida de acadêmicos de diferentes cursos na modalidade presencial, que revelam a presença de fatores de risco entre jovens universitários 3,[4][5][6][7] . No enCopyright: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License®, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original author and source are credited.…”
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