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Os resultados de muitos estudos sobre o consumo
de tabaco, efectuados em vários países ocidentais, contribuíram
para a generalização da ideia que a maioria
dos fumadores começa a fumar na adolescência (antes
dos 18 anos de idade) e que, se não se começar nessa
fase da vida, dificilmente se adquirirá esse hábito posteriormente.
No entanto, os dados do Inquérito Nacional
de Saúde efectuado em Portugal em 1995/96 mostraram que em Portugal, 39% dos fumadores iniciaram
o hábito de fumar entre os 18 e os 24 anos e cerca de
6% depois dos 24 anos, ou seja, cerca de 45% dos fumadores
teria começado a fumar depois dos 17 anos de
idade. Este dado levantou o problema de saber se a população
estudantil universitária também começa a fumar
depois da adolescência e se a transição do secundário
para a universidade pode constituir um factor de
risco relacionado com fumar. Para tentar responder a
esta questão efectuou-se um estudo que consistiu, basicamente,
na aplicação de um questionário sobre hábitos
tabágicos e factores relacionados com o começo
de fumar, a 388 estudantes da Universidade do Minho.
Os dados revelam que, embora a maioria dos estudantes
tenha começado a fumar no ensino básico e secundário
(portanto na adolescência), uma percentagem
elevada de estudantes (cerca de 30%), começou a fumar
na universidade. Este e outros estudos mostram que,
contrariamente ao que se passa nos países mais desenvolvidos,
a população portuguesa em geral e estudantil
universitária, em particular, começa a fumar mais tarde
do que seria suposto. Tal facto conduz à necessidade
de se fazer prevenção mais eficaz no ensino básico
e secundário, de se continuar esses esforços na universidade
e de se iniciar o processo de tratamento daqueles
que são já dependentes do tabaco.
The results of many studies on the tobacco consumption carried out in several western countries contributed to the generalization of the idea that most of the smokers start smoking in the adolescence (before 18 years old), and that if people don’t start smoking in that period of life, hardly they acquire that habit later on. This presupposition led the specialists to concentrate the preventive efforts at school and mainly close to 12 to 15 years old students, supposedly the ones that would be in larger risk of starting smoking. The study, which we present in full detail in this article realized with about 388 university students, reveals that although most of the students has started smoking at high and secondary school (therefore in the adolescence), a high percentage of students (about 30%), particularly of female students (34%) started smoking at university. The studies show that contrarily to what happens in the most developed countries, the Portuguese population in general and university students in particular, start smoking later than it would be supposed, what leads to the need of doing a more effective prevention at high and secondary school, keeping on those efforts at university and starting the treatment process of those who are already tobacco addicted.
The results of many studies on the tobacco consumption carried out in several western countries contributed to the generalization of the idea that most of the smokers start smoking in the adolescence (before 18 years old), and that if people don’t start smoking in that period of life, hardly they acquire that habit later on. This presupposition led the specialists to concentrate the preventive efforts at school and mainly close to 12 to 15 years old students, supposedly the ones that would be in larger risk of starting smoking. The study, which we present in full detail in this article realized with about 388 university students, reveals that although most of the students has started smoking at high and secondary school (therefore in the adolescence), a high percentage of students (about 30%), particularly of female students (34%) started smoking at university. The studies show that contrarily to what happens in the most developed countries, the Portuguese population in general and university students in particular, start smoking later than it would be supposed, what leads to the need of doing a more effective prevention at high and secondary school, keeping on those efforts at university and starting the treatment process of those who are already tobacco addicted.
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Tabagismo Prevenção Educação para a saúde Smoking Prevention Health education
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Análise Psicológica, 22(3), 499-506.
Publisher
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada
