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Teens in trouble: cigarette use and risky behaviors among private, high school students in La Paz, Bolivia

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2007
Author
Dearden, Kirk A
Crookston, Benjamin T
De La Cruz, Natalie G
Lindsay, Gordon B
Bowden, Ali
Carlston, Liz
Gardner, Paul
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of cigarette smoking and to identify risky behaviors associated with smoking among adolescents attending high schools in a district of La Paz, Bolivia. METHODS: The Youth Risk Behavior Survey was administered to a sample of 394 males and 182 females, from 13-18 years of age, at six, randomly-selected schools in District II of La Paz. Frequencies, chi-square tests, and logistic regression were employed to identify factors associated with cigarette use during the 30 days prior to the survey. RESULTS: Approximately 40 percent of the sample (39.4 percent of males and 33.7 percent of females) had smoked cigarettes in the 30 days prior to interview. For both males and females, consumption of alcohol was the single greatest risk factor associated with cigarette use. The males and females who reported consuming at least one alcoholic beverage on three or more occasions in the previous 30 days were 22.3 and 58.5 times (95 percent CIs: 6.7, 74.1 and 6.8, 502.6, respectively) more likely to smoke tobacco than those who reported no alcohol consumption. Additional risk factors included having participated in a physical fight, having carried a weapon, having had sexual intercourse, and having used illicit drugs during the previous 30 days. CONCLUSIONS: Because teenagers who smoke are also likely to engage in a variety of other risky behaviors, parents, school administrators, and health educators may wish to use smoking to identify at-risk individuals. Among Bolivian teenagers, interventions should focus on preventing cigarette use and associated risk behaviors.(AU)
 
OBJETIVO: Describir la prevalencia del consumo de cigarrillos e identificar las conductas de riesgo asociadas con el hábito de fumar en adolescentes de enseñanza media superior de un distrito de La Paz, Bolivia. MÉTODOS: Se aplicó la Encuesta sobre Conductas de Riesgo en los Jóvenes a una muestra de 394 varones y 182 mujeres de 13-18 años de edad de seis escuelas del Distrito II de La Paz seleccionadas al azar. Se identificaron los factores asociados con el consumo de cigarrillos durante los 30 días previos a la encuesta, mediante el análisis de frecuencias, la prueba de la ji al cuadrado y la regresión logística. RESULTADOS: Aproximadamente 40 por ciento de la muestra (39,4 por ciento de los varones y 33,7 por ciento de las mujeres) había fumado cigarrillos en los 30 días previos a la encuesta. Tanto para ellos como para ellas, el consumo de alcohol fue el mayor factor de riesgo asociado con el consumo de cigarrillos. Los varones y las mujeres que informaron haber consumido al menos una bebida alcohólica en tres ocasiones o más durante los 30 días previos presentaron 22,3 y 58,5 veces (IC95 por ciento: 6,7 a 74,1 y 6,8 a 502,6, respectivamente) mayor probabilidad de fumar que los que informaron no haber consumido alcohol. Otros factores de riesgo adicionales fueron haber participado en una pelea física, haber portado un arma, haber tenido relaciones sexuales y haber tomado alguna droga ilícita durante los 30 días anteriores. CONCLUSIONES: Debido a que los adolescentes que fuman tienden también a incurrir en otras conductas de riesgo, los padres, los responsables escolares y los educadores sanitarios podrían utilizar el hábito de fumar para identificar a los adolescentes en riesgo. Las intervenciones dirigidas a adolescentes bolivianos deben enfocarse en la prevención del consumo de cigarrillos y de las conductas de riesgo asociadas.(AU)
 
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Rev Panam Salud Publica;22(3),sep. 2007
Subject
Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Smoking; Risk-taking; Bolivia; Adolescente; Conducta del Adolescente; Tabaquismo; Asunción de Riesgos; Bolivia; Comportamento do Adolescente; Assunção de Riscos; Hábito de Fumar; Bolívia; Prevalência; Setor Privado; Fatores de Risco; Instituições Acadêmicas; População Urbana
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http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892007000800002
https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/7786
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Dearden, Kirk A,Crookston, Benjamin T,De La Cruz, Natalie G,Lindsay, Gordon B,Bowden, Ali,Carlston, Liz,Gardner, Paul (2007) Teens in trouble: cigarette use and risky behaviors among private, high school students in La Paz, Bolivia. Rev Panam Salud Publica;22(3) 160-168,sep. 2007. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892007000800002
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