Characterization of smoking among Cuban students of Medical Sciences

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Keywords:

TOBACCO USE DISORDER, SMOKING PREVENTION, STUDENTS, MEDICAL, TOBACCO USE, STRESS.

Abstract

Introduction: smoking is considered a public health problem due its extent and because of the sanitary consequences it brings about and the elevated economic and social costs this addition generates. Many young people all over the world consume tobacco every day, and the prevalence increases in university students, which is explained by factors such as academic stress and the influence of the group. 

Objective: to characterize smoking in Cuban university students of medical sciences during January-February, 2021.

Methods: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in Cuban students of medical sciences. The target group comprised all medical students of the country from the academic course 2020-2021.

Results: the greatest part of the students referred they have never smoked. Many of the students surveyed, who are passive smokers, confirmed that during the last 30 days somebody smoked in the enclosed environment where they study. In students who smoke, but not every day, it was observed the majority of them smoke in stressful situations or under the feeling of nervousness; finding a marked relation between smoking and the addiction of other drugs.  Regarding nicotine dependence, 44.7% presented moderate dependence.       

Conclusions: the main motivation to smoking in the students of medical sciences is related to the management of stress, showing this, the need to incorporate in the training of students, psychological tools for the appropriate management of stressful situations. 

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Author Biographies

Carlos Enrique Salgado Fuentes, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Guantánamo. Hospital General Docente Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja. Guantánamo

Estudiante de Quinto Año de la carrera de Medicina. Alumno Ayudante en la especialidad de Cardiología.

Rolando Torrecilla Venegas, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Sancti Spíritus. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Faustino Pérez Hernández”. Sancti Spíritus, Cuba

Estudiante de 4to año de Estomatología. Alumno Ayudante de Cirugía Máxilo Facial.

Katsuyori Pérez Mola, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Guantánamo .Hospital General Docente Agostinho Neto. Guantánamo. Cuba

Estudiante de Quinto Año de la carrera de Medicina. Alumno Ayudante en la especialidad de Oftalmología.

Emmanuel Zayas Fundora, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Manuel Fajardo”. Ciudad de La Habana .Cuba

Estudiante de 3er año de medicina. Alumno Ayudante de Neurología.

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2021-07-29

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Salgado Fuentes CE, Torrecilla Venegas R, Pérez Mola K, Zayas Fundora E. Characterization of smoking among Cuban students of Medical Sciences. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 29 [cited 2025 Aug. 20];25(4):e5110. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/5110

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