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Campaña de control del tabaco en Uruguay: un análisis de tendencias basado en la población
Winston Abascal1, Elba Esteves, Beatriz Goja
1National Programme for Tobacco Control, Ministry of Public Health, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Lancet (London, England)
|September 18, 2012
Resumen
La campaña antitabaco de Uruguay redujo significativamente el consumo de cigarrillos y el consumo de tabaco entre adolescentes y adultos. Estos hallazgos demuestran la efectividad de las medidas integrales de control del tabaco en la salud pública.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Epidemiología La epidemiología.
- Política de salud Política de salud
Sus antecedentes:
- Uruguay implementó medidas integrales contra el tabaquismo a partir de 2005.
- El estudio evalúa el impacto de la campaña nacional de control del tabaco en Uruguay.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar la efectividad de la campaña antitabaco del Uruguay.
- Para analizar las tendencias en el consumo de tabaco y la prevalencia en Uruguay en comparación con un país de control.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de tendencias basado en la población comparando Uruguay y Argentina (control).
- Evaluación del consumo de cigarrillos por persona utilizando registros fiscales.
- Prevalencia del consumo de tabaco en adolescentes y adultos medida a través de encuestas escolares y de hogares.
Principales resultados:
- Uruguay vio una disminución anual del 4,3% en el consumo de cigarrillos (2005-11), mientras que Argentina vio un aumento del 0,6%.
- La prevalencia del consumo de tabaco entre adolescentes disminuyó un 8,0% anual en Uruguay (2003-09) frente al 2,5% en Argentina.
- La prevalencia del consumo de tabaco en adultos disminuyó un 3,3% anual en Uruguay (2005-11) frente al 1,7% en Argentina.
Conclusiones:
- La extensa campaña de control del tabaco llevada a cabo por Uruguay dio lugar a reducciones sustanciales y sin precedentes en el consumo de tabaco.
- Reducciones similares en países de ingresos bajos y medios podrían tener un impacto significativo en la carga mundial de enfermedades relacionadas con el tabaco.
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