Prevalência e fatores associados ao consumo de cigarros industrializados em estudantes de medicina de uma universidade do centro-oeste brasileiro

Abstract

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and associated factors of industrialized cigarettes use in medical students. Methods: This is a cross-sectional College based study, whose population consisted of 1,583 medical students from a Brazilian University in the Midwest of Brazil. All students regularly enrolled during the research period, of both sexes and aged 18 years or older were included. The outcome was the self-report of consumption of industrialized cigarettes. The exposures included demographic, socioeconomic, academic and behavioral variables. Data analysis used Poisson regression with robust variance. Results: The prevalence of cigarette consumption was 8.1% (95%CI 6.8-9.6) in the general sample, 4.8% (95%CI 3.6-6.3) in women and 15.3 % (95%CI 12.3-18.8) in men. Adjusted analyzes showed higher prevalence rates for smoking among male students compared to female students, those who failed a course discipline compared to those who never failed and students who used alcohol and drugs in the last 30 days in relation to those who did not use. There were even greater prevalence ratios among physically inactive men compared to physically active men. Conclusion: The prevalence of use of industrialized cigarettes was expressive in students presenting other behavioral risk factors. The findings are important in order to allow the development of educational and preventive strategies regarding cigarette consumption among medical students.