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Fumar cigarrillos en China. Prevalencia, características y actitudes en el distrito de Minhang

Y L Gong¹, J P Koplan, W Feng

¹Shanghai Medical University, People's Republic of China.

|October 18, 1995

Resumen

Las altas tasas de tabaquismo masculino en China representan un grave riesgo para la salud, ya que los fumadores gastan significativamente en cigarrillos. Se necesitan medidas urgentes de control del tabaco debido al bajo deseo de dejar de fumar a pesar de la conciencia de salud.

Área de la Ciencia:

Salud Pública La salud pública.
Epidemiología La epidemiología.
El control del tabaco para el control del tabaco.

Sus antecedentes:

Fumar cigarrillos plantea riesgos significativos para la salud a nivel mundial.
Comprender los patrones y actitudes de fumar es crucial para las intervenciones efectivas de salud pública.

Objetivo del estudio:

Evaluar la prevalencia, los patrones y el impacto financiero del consumo de cigarrillos en China.
Evaluar las actitudes y el conocimiento sobre los efectos del tabaco en la salud.

Principales métodos:

Una encuesta de grupos estratificados en dos etapas que utiliza entrevistas puerta a puerta.
Se llevó a cabo en el distrito de Minhang, China, con la participación de 3423 hombres y 3593 mujeres mayores de 15 años.

Principales resultados:

Se observó una alta prevalencia de tabaquismo en los hombres (67%) en comparación con las mujeres (2%).
Muchos hombres comenzaron a fumar en la edad adulta, con un gasto financiero significativo en cigarrillos (60% de los ingresos personales).
A pesar de la gran conciencia de los peligros para la salud (88,4%), sólo el 14,1% de los fumadores masculinos deseaban dejar de fumar.

Conclusiones:

El estudio destaca un empeoramiento de la crisis de salud pública con respecto al tabaquismo en China.
Se recomienda la implementación urgente de medidas de control del tabaco debido a la alta prevalencia, el inicio temprano y las bajas tasas de abandono.

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