ABSTRACT
Introduction Tobacco consumption is a serious public health problem and the principal cause of death worldwide. It is linked to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary disease, and various cancers such as lung cancer, which is the most frequent, and cancer of the larynx and other organs. Smoking affects the quality of life of millions of people. Those who live with smokers also become involuntary or passive smokers. It is important to determine the factors that influence initiation and continuation of smoking and the reasons that facilitate or favor smoking cessation. The dependence of cigarette smoking acts as a modulator of the relationship that smokers have with their social environment and on the expression of their feelings. We considered important to study the assertiveness of smokers, which is considered to be the social skill that individuals have to express what they think, feel and opine about respecting their rights and the rights of others as a factor that may influence smoking cessation or continuation of smoking. Objective We undertook this study to determine the levels of assertiveness and the sociodemographic profile of a population of 130 patients who were smokers and who came to the <
Introducción El tabaquismo es un problema de salud pública, es la principal causa de muerte evitable en el mundo, se vincula a padecimientos -como enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC), enfermedad coronaria y diversos cánceres, como el de pulmón, que es el más frecuente, y el de laringe- y afecta la calidad de vida de miles de seres. Los que conviven con el fumador se convierten en <