Tabagismos na Adolescência

ARTIGO ARTICLE

Tabagismo entre adolescentes e adultos jovens de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil: influência do entorno familiar e grupo social
Smoking among adolescents and young adults in
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: the influence of family setting and social group

Mery Natali Silva Abreu 1,2
Charles Ferreira de Souza 2
Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa 2

Abstract
Escola de Enfermagem,
Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte,
Brasil.
2 Faculdade de Medicina,
Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte,
Brasil.
1

Correspondência
M. N. S. Abreu
Departamento de
Enfermagem Aplicada,
Escola de Enfermagem,
Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais.
Av. Alfredo Balena 190, 3 o andar, Belo Horizonte, MG
31130-100, Brasil. [e-mail] Introdução

The study aimed to estimate smoking prevalence in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, and related risk factors among adolescents. We used data from the household survey conducted by the
Brazilian National Cancer Institute (2002-2003).
The following variables were analyzed: demographic data; physical activity; smoking; and alcohol consumption. The study included information on 630 adolescents (15-24 years of age) living in Belo Horizonte. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were carried out, with hierarchical entry of variables into the model and the generalized estimating equation (GEE) method. Overall smoking prevalence was 11.7%. The following factors were associated with smoking: alcohol consumption (OR = 20.6), older age (OR = 1.2), paternal smoking (OR = 4.0), sibling smoker (OR =
2.5), and best friend smoker (OR = 5.2). Smoking prevalence among adolescents was high, increasing with age and alcohol consumption.

Os males do tabagismo são amplamente conhecidos e divulgados. Sabe-se que o hábito de fumar é uma das causas de aproximadamente cinquenta diferentes tipos de enfermidades, destacando-se as doenças