Experimentação de fumo em estudantes do ensino fundamental e médio de área urbana na região Sul do Brasil

Abstract

The tobacco is a drug used globally and considered by the World Organization of Health (1985) as the main cause of avoidable illnesses and disabled. This study was accomplished with 5.057 students of public and private schools that filled out solemnity-applicable and anonymous questionnaire. The prevalence of the experimentation was shown elevated among the students 36,2% (1827). The students’ age group which more tried tobacco was from 14 to 16 years, completing a total of 53,6% (936). This substance has been tried among 1732 students being 54,4% (943) female students and 45,6% (789) male. The study demonstrated a precocious beginning of the behavior for the tobaccoism, especially when the family relationships were fragile. The pointed results indicated the need of united actions with involvement of the school, family and society, aiming at the prevention of the experimentation of the tobacco and consequently of its use and abuse. The study was approved by the Committee of Ethics of Passo Fundo University, Passo Fundo – RS, Brazil.