ABSTRACT
Objetivo Determinar los factores asociados por género al consumo de cigarrillo en estudiantes de secundaria en Santa Marta, Colombia. Método Se diseñó un estudio transversal para conocer los factores asociados al consumo de cigarrillo durante el último mes (ocasional). Mediante regresión logística se ajustaron los factores relacionados con el consumo ocasional durante el último mes, para mujeres y para varones en forma independiente. Resultados Un total de 2 039 mujeres y 1 536 varones participaron en el presente estudio. El 12 por ciento de los varones y el 8,1 por ciento de las mujeres informaron consumo ocasional de cigarrillo durante el último mes (OR=1,5). En mujeres, este hallazgo se relacionó con consumo de alcohol (OR=20,3), consumo de marihuana (OR=9,3), consumo de inhalante (2,5), edad mayor de 15 años (OR=2,5), percepción de regular o pobre rendimiento académico (OR=1,9) y estudiar en colegio privado (OR=1,6). En varones, se relacionó con consumo de alcohol (OR=30,1), consumo de cannabis (OR=13,0), consumo de cocaína (6,4), percepción de regular o pobre rendimiento académico (OR=2,7), orientación heterosexual (OR=2,4) y nivel socioeconómico alto (OR=2,0). Conclusiones El consumo de cigarrillo se asocia diferencialmente en mujeres y varones. En mujeres, se relaciona especialmente con consumo de inhalantes, edad mayor de 15 años y estudiar en colegio privado; y en varones, con consumo de cocaína, orientación heterosexual y estrato socioeconómico alto.
Objective Establishing gender-related factors associated with cigarette-smoking amongst adolescent students in Santa Marta, Colombia. Method A cross-sectional study was designed to ascertain factors associated with lastmonth (occasional) cigarette-smoking. Logistic regression was used for independently adjusting factors associated with girls and boys last-month occasional cigarette-smoking. Results A total of 2,039 girls and 1,536 boys participated in the research. It was observed that 12.0 percent of boys and 8.3 percent of girls reported occasional cigarette-smoking during the last-month (OR=1.5). Cigarette-smoking in girls was strongly associated with drinking alcohol (OR=20.4), cannabis use (OR=9.3), inhalant use (OR=2.5), being older than fifteen (OR=2.5), having poor or mediocre last month academic achievement (OR=1.9) and attending private schools (OR=1.6). Cigarette-smoking in boys was related to drinking alcohol (OR=30.1), cannabis use (OR=13.0), cocaine use (OR=6.4), having poor or mediocre last month academic achievement (OR=2.7), having heterosexual orientation (OR=2.4) and having low socioeconomic status (OR=2.0). Conclusions Cigarette-smoking is differentially associated in boys and girls. Cigarettesmoking in girls was related to inhalant consumption, being older than 15 and attending a private school; in boys, it was associated with cocaine use, having heterosexual orientation and low socioeconomic status.