[Prevalence of smoking among Colombian adolescents]
Javier Martínez-Torres1, Martha Peñuela Epalza2
1Grupo El cuidar, Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona, Colombia.
Background:
Cigarette smoking is considered the most important preventable public health problem in developed countries, especially among adolescents.
Aim:
To determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking and associated factors in high school adolescents, from a Colombian city.
Material And Methods:
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.
Results:
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.
Conclusions:
The prevalence of smoking in these adolescents was high. Age over 13 years and a smoking mother were associated with the cigarette smoking.
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