Martínez-Torres Javier, Peñuela Epalza Martha
Grupo El cuidar, Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona, Colombia.
Grupo de Investigación UNI-Barranquilla, Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
Rev Med Chil. 2017 Mar;145(3):309-318. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872017000300004.
Cigarette smoking is considered the most important preventable public health problem in developed countries, especially among adolescents.
To determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking and associated factors in high school adolescents, from a Colombian city.
The self-administered global tobacco youth survey (GTYS) was answered by 831 teenagers aged 14 ± 2 years (54% females). For data analysis, proportions were calculated; for associations, binary and multivariable logistic regression was applied.
Fourteen percent of respondents declared that they had consumed at least one cigarette during the last 30 days. The life-time prevalence of tobacco use was 27.1%. Being older than thirteen years old, fathers academic level and having a smoker mother were factors associated with smoking.
The prevalence of smoking in these adolescents was high. Age over 13 years and a smoking mother were associated with the cigarette smoking.
在发达国家，吸烟被认为是最重要的可预防的公共卫生问题，在青少年中尤为如此。
确定哥伦比亚一个城市中高中青少年的吸烟率及相关因素。
831名年龄在14±2岁的青少年（54%为女性）回答了自行填写的全球烟草青少年调查（GTYS）。数据分析时计算了比例；对于关联性分析，应用了二元和多变量逻辑回归。
14%的受访者表示在过去30天内至少吸过一支烟。烟草使用的终生患病率为27.1%。年龄超过13岁、父亲的学历水平以及母亲吸烟是与吸烟相关的因素。
这些青少年中的吸烟率很高。13岁以上的年龄和吸烟的母亲与吸烟有关。
