A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Cigarette Smoking in the Brazilian Youth Population
Introduction: The transition from adolescence to adulthood involves a variety of physical, behavioral, and social transformations, often including tobacco use. Because understanding smoking at this stage is important for tobacco control, we aimed to analyze the prevalence of cigarette smoking in the...
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| author | Emerson Silveira Brito Emerson Silveira Brito Marina Bessel Thayane Dornelles Thayane Dornelles Flávia Moreno Gerson Pereira Eliana Márcia Da Ros Wendland Eliana Márcia Da Ros Wendland |
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| description | Introduction: The transition from adolescence to adulthood involves a variety of physical, behavioral, and social transformations, often including tobacco use. Because understanding smoking at this stage is important for tobacco control, we aimed to analyze the prevalence of cigarette smoking in the Brazilian youth population.Methods: This study included participants aged 16–25 years from all Brazilian capitals. A standardized questionnaire was administered by trained healthcare professionals to collect information about sociodemographic status, sexual behavior, and tobacco use. The samples from each capital were weighted by age range and sex.Results: Of the 8,581 participants, 15.1% were current smokers, and 20.0% were former smokers; the average age at first tobacco use was 15.5 years. The prevalence of smoking in men was higher than that in women (20.1 vs. 10.3%, p < 0.01). Education level was associated with current smoking and former smoking. Participants with an elementary education level had a higher smoking prevalence (PR: 5.84, 95%, CI: 4.29–7.95) than those with a secondary education (PR: 2.19, 95% CI: 1.63–2.93) and those with higher education. Those without current partners (PR: 1.27, 95% CI: 1.03–1.56) also had a higher prevalence of smoking than those with partners, and participants who had a previous same-sex sexual experience smoked more (PR: 2.29, 95% CI: 1.78–2.96) than those who did not. In addition, regular use of alcohol was associated with higher prevalence of cigarette smoking (PR: 5.65, 95% CI: 4.03–7.90) than a lack of alcohol consumption. Skin color and socioeconomic class did not exhibit significant relationships with tobacco use patterns.Conclusions: Smoking was associated with education level regardless of social class, and some specific behaviors associated with a same-sex sexual experience were associated with a higher prevalence of smoking. These findings are important for formulating policies and directing actions to combat and prevent smoking among young populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f09df8c2c4674721965151c17007d2912022-12-21T21:28:58ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652021-11-01910.3389/fpubh.2021.614592614592A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Cigarette Smoking in the Brazilian Youth PopulationEmerson Silveira Brito0Emerson Silveira Brito1Marina Bessel2Thayane Dornelles3Thayane Dornelles4Flávia Moreno5Gerson Pereira6Eliana Márcia Da Ros Wendland7Eliana Márcia Da Ros Wendland8Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, BrazilHospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, BrazilHospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, BrazilDepartment of Chronic Diseases Conditions and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Ministry of Health, Brasilia, BrazilDepartment of Chronic Diseases Conditions and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Ministry of Health, Brasilia, BrazilHospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, BrazilIntroduction: The transition from adolescence to adulthood involves a variety of physical, behavioral, and social transformations, often including tobacco use. Because understanding smoking at this stage is important for tobacco control, we aimed to analyze the prevalence of cigarette smoking in the Brazilian youth population.Methods: This study included participants aged 16–25 years from all Brazilian capitals. A standardized questionnaire was administered by trained healthcare professionals to collect information about sociodemographic status, sexual behavior, and tobacco use. The samples from each capital were weighted by age range and sex.Results: Of the 8,581 participants, 15.1% were current smokers, and 20.0% were former smokers; the average age at first tobacco use was 15.5 years. The prevalence of smoking in men was higher than that in women (20.1 vs. 10.3%, p < 0.01). Education level was associated with current smoking and former smoking. Participants with an elementary education level had a higher smoking prevalence (PR: 5.84, 95%, CI: 4.29–7.95) than those with a secondary education (PR: 2.19, 95% CI: 1.63–2.93) and those with higher education. Those without current partners (PR: 1.27, 95% CI: 1.03–1.56) also had a higher prevalence of smoking than those with partners, and participants who had a previous same-sex sexual experience smoked more (PR: 2.29, 95% CI: 1.78–2.96) than those who did not. In addition, regular use of alcohol was associated with higher prevalence of cigarette smoking (PR: 5.65, 95% CI: 4.03–7.90) than a lack of alcohol consumption. Skin color and socioeconomic class did not exhibit significant relationships with tobacco use patterns.Conclusions: Smoking was associated with education level regardless of social class, and some specific behaviors associated with a same-sex sexual experience were associated with a higher prevalence of smoking. These findings are important for formulating policies and directing actions to combat and prevent smoking among young populations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.614592/fullsmokingyouth populationsmoking—epidemiologycigarette addicted studentscigarette smoking |
| spellingShingle | Emerson Silveira Brito Emerson Silveira Brito Marina Bessel Thayane Dornelles Thayane Dornelles Flávia Moreno Gerson Pereira Eliana Márcia Da Ros Wendland Eliana Márcia Da Ros Wendland A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Cigarette Smoking in the Brazilian Youth Population Frontiers in Public Health smoking youth population smoking—epidemiology cigarette addicted students cigarette smoking |
| title | A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Cigarette Smoking in the Brazilian Youth Population |
| title_full | A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Cigarette Smoking in the Brazilian Youth Population |
| title_fullStr | A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Cigarette Smoking in the Brazilian Youth Population |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Cigarette Smoking in the Brazilian Youth Population |
| title_short | A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Cigarette Smoking in the Brazilian Youth Population |
| title_sort | cross sectional evaluation of cigarette smoking in the brazilian youth population |
| topic | smoking youth population smoking—epidemiology cigarette addicted students cigarette smoking |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.614592/full |
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