Authors

Juan Daniel Suárez-Máximo1, Edna Johana Mondragón Sánchez2, Katherine Guadalupe Fortozo Hernández3, José Ramón Martínez-Riera4

Position

1Egresado de la Licenciatura en Enfermería (Complejo Regional Nororiental de la Benemérita. Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. México). Estudiante de la Maestría en Salud Pública (Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla. México)2Maestría en Enfermería. Programa de Enfermería. Universidad del Quindío. Miembro del Grupo de Investigación en Atención Primaria en Salud. Armenia (Colombia)3Egresada de la Licenciatura en Enfermería (Complejo Regional Nororiental de la Benemérita. Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. México).4Doctorado en Enfermería. Departamento Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia. Universidad de Alicante. Alicante (España). Presidente de la Asociación de Enfermería Comunitaria (AEC). Valencia (España)

Contact address

Juan Daniel Suárez Máximo. Complejo Regional Nororiental de la Benemérita. Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. C/ Arias y Blvd. Ávila Camacho, s/n. Col. E

Contact email: juan.suarezma@alumno.buap.mx

Abstract

Objective: to describe the use of tobacco among students of Nursing at technical level in Teziutlán (Puebla, Mexico) during the exam period. Likewise, differences were assessed based on gender, type of family, and academic year.
Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted on March, 2020 in two Nursing schools from Teziutlán. A sample of 460 persons was estimated for a n= 936. Convenience sampling was conducted. Sociodemographic variables were collected (age, gender, academic year, type of family), and the questionnaire for classification of cigarette users (C4) for young persons, which determines four levels of use: low, moderate, high, and dependent. Descriptive statistical indexes and bivariate analyses were applied.
Results: the study included 552 students (mean 17 years old); 60.8% of them (n= 336) were smokers [55% of women (n= 160) and 68% of men (n= 260); p< 0.001]. Out of these, 65% (n= 218) had a moderate level of use. Statistically significant differences in use (p= 0.001) were found based on type of family: it was higher in those with a single female parent [4.7% (n= 160)]. No differences were found in the level of use based on the academic course or gender (p> 0.05).
Conclusion: there is a high proportion of Nursing assistant students who smoke during the time of evaluation, and this is higher among men than in women. The level of use (C4) is typically moderate, and varies based on type of family, but not on academic year or gender.

Keywords:

Tobacco use; adolescent; students; Nursing educational evaluation; family; Gender; cross-sectional studies

Versión en Español

Título:

Consumo de cigarrillos en estudiantes de Técnico Auxiliar de Enfermería en Teziutlán en tiempos de evaluación