Consumo de tabaco y alcohol entre los estudiantes de medicina de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / Smoking and alcohol drinking among medical students at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
; 137(3): 361-368, mar. 2009. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Tobacco and alcohol consumption are public health problems, generally starting in adolescence. Medical students are not an exception.Aim:
To determine the characteristics of tobacco and alcohol use among medical students at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and their association with gender, career level and mental health. Material andmethods:
A questionnaire to evaluate substance use was applied along with Goldberg Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), as a mental health risk predictor, to all medical students in November 2005-Results:
The survey was completed by 569 of 775 students (74 percent). Current smokers were 23- 7 percent, with the lowest figure, 13-5 percent in sixth year, and the highest, 40.5 percent in seventh year (p <0.01). Thirty one percent of students with an score of five and over in the GHQ-12 were smokers, compared to 19 percent among those with a lower score. Daily smokers were 40 percento of the current smokers. Seventy four percent of students consumed alcohol during the last month. No association with sex or GHQ-12 was observed. The lowest alcohol consumption rate was observed in second year, and the highest in sixth year (66 percento and 89-2 percento, respectively, p <0.01). Fifty three percent of men and 26 percento of women drank three or more drinks in any given day (p <0.01). Sixty three percent of men and 81 percent of women never drank more than five drinks in one day, during the last month (p <0.01).Conclusions:
Our medical students smoke less than Chilean youth but more than medical students of countries such as the USA. They drink less than Anglo-Saxon medical students but more than Chilean youth. Male consumption is greater than that of women. Smoking and alcohol drinking are mutually associated.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Medicina
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
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Fumar
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile