Tobacco consumption among high school students. Preliminary results from a survey in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:32:32Z
Fecha de publicación2008-01-01
ResumenBackground: Tobacco consumption constitutes a public health problem among adolescents. National addiction surveys in Mexico have documented a growing trend in this habit over the years. Objective: Describe the prevalence of tobacco consumption among a sample of high school students sample in Tampico, Tamaulipas and identify socio-demographic variables. Methods: Students enrolled in the 2006-2007 school year attending 31 schools located in this county were surveyed. The sample was probabilistic, stratified and random. Students were the sampling units. We used a standardized questionnarie. Results: 5,060 students were surveyed, 50.9\% were female, mean age was 13.5 +/- 1 range 11-17. 66.7\% started tobacco consumption between the ages of 13-14, 28.5\% (CI 27.2-29.8) had smoked once in their lives, 17\% (CI 15.9- 18.5) in the last twelve months and 9\% (CI 8.2-9.8) in the last thirty days. A small percentage (7.2\%) believed smoking was not dangerous and 1.6\% of smokers meet the criteria for nicotine dependence. Conclusions: We recommend to increase prevention programs targeted at high-risk groups such as adolescents.es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/4365
Idiomaeses_ES
EditorialACAD NACIONAL MEDICINA MEXICOes_ES
RelaciónGaceta Medica de Mexicoes_ES
DerechosAcceso restringido / Suscripción (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16eces_ES
FuenteGaceta Medica de Mexico
Palabra claveAdolescentses_ES
Palabra clavetobacco consumptiones_ES
Palabra clavestudentses_ES
Palabra clavehigh schooles_ES
TítuloTobacco consumption among high school students. Preliminary results from a survey in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorManuel Joffre-Velazquez, Victor
AutorGarcia-Maldonado, Gerardo
AutorSaldivar-Gonzalez, Atenogenes H.
AutorVazquez-Nava, Francisco
AutorLin-Ochoa, Dolores
AutorManuel Joffre-Velazquez, Victores_ES
AutorGarcia-Maldonado, Gerardoes_ES
AutorSaldivar-Gonzalez, Atenogenes H.es_ES
AutorVazquez-Nava, Franciscoes_ES
AutorLin-Ochoa, Doloreses_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número4es_ES
Rango de páginas309-313es_ES
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen144es_ES

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