Prevalencia del tabaquismo en adolescentes de la Secundaria Básica Argenis Burgos / Prevalence of nicotine addiction among adolescents in Argenis Burgos junior high school
Medisan
; 19(10)oct. 2015. tab
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in Es
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| ID: cum-62259
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RESUMEN
Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal de 131 estudiantes de la Secundaria Básica Argenis Burgos, atendidos en el Servicio de Estomatología del Policlínico Universitario Julián Grimau García de Santiago de Cuba, desde abril de 2013 hasta igual periodo de 2014, a fin de determinar la prevalencia del tabaquismo en alumnos de noveno grado, para lo cual se aplicó un cuestionario anónimo. Se utilizó el porcentaje como medida de resumen. En la serie predominaron el hábito de fumar, sin diferencias en relación con el sexo, y el desconocimiento de los daños causados por el tabaquismo a la salud general y bucal(AU)
ABSTRACT
An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 131 students from the Argenis Burgos junior high school, assisted in the Stomatological Department of Julián Grimau García University Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba, was carried out from April, 2013 to the same period of 2014, to determine the prevalence of nicotine addiction among ninth-grade students, for which an anonymous questionnaire was applied. The percentage was used as a summary measure. Smoking habit predominated in the series, without differences related to sex, and lack of knowledge about the damage caused by nicotine addiction to the general and oral health(AU)
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06-national
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CU
Database:
CUMED
Main subject:
Students
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Smoking
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Oral Health
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Education, Primary and Secondary
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Es
Journal:
Medisan
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article