Gender and tobacco consumption among University students

Costa, Emília; Godoy, María de los Ángeles Merino; Almeida, Manuela; Silva, Alexandra; Nave, Filipe

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Gender and tobacco consumption among University students

2022-11-10Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Costa, Emília
dc.contributor.author	Godoy, María de los Ángeles Merino
dc.contributor.author	Almeida, Manuela
dc.contributor.author	Silva, Alexandra
dc.contributor.author	Nave, Filipe
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-10T14:45:26Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-10T14:45:26Z
dc.date.issued	2022-11-10
dc.date.updated	2022-11-10T10:26:17Z
dc.description.abstract	In 2019, an estimated 155 million people aged between 15 and 24 were smokers. It is also known that 82.6% of current smokers started smoking between 14 and 25 years old. Tobacco uses in adolescents and young adults can lead to the development of serious and potentially life-threatening health problems. The aim of the present investigation is to identify and describe the practices related to the consumption of tobacco products and their distribution according to gender among students at the University of Algarve. This is an exploratory, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. For inferential statistics, a non-parametric analysis (χ 2 ) was performed. The sample consisted of 326 university students, 75.5% female, with an average age of 26.03 years. In this sample, 45% of men and 57.7% of women reported never having smoked. In male students, the pattern of combined consumption is more frequent, with female students preferring conventional cigarettes. Statistically significant differences were found between genders for the pattern of tobacco consumption, the number of colleagues/peers who smoke, the opinion about tobacco-free outdoor spaces and the knowledge about new forms of tobacco/nicotine consumption. The university campus is identified by students as the second space where they most consume tobacco products and where they are most exposed to tobacco smoke. This fact forces a reflection on the strategies to be implemented to develop a healthier university	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214772	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	1661-7827
dc.identifier.slug	cv-prod-3074974
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/18484
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	MDPI	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Consumption of tobacco-derived products	pt_PT
dc.subject	Gender	pt_PT
dc.subject	Healthy settings	pt_PT
dc.subject	Healthy universities	pt_PT
dc.subject	Smoking cessation	pt_PT
dc.title	Gender and tobacco consumption among University students	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.issue	22	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	14772	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	19	pt_PT
person.familyName	Costa
person.familyName	Nave
person.givenName	Emília Isabel
person.givenName	Filipe
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rcaap.cv.cienciaid	191B-0BE8-473B \| Emília Isabel Martins Teixeira da Costa
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	article	pt_PT
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