The use of other tobacco products among Brazilian school children (PeNSE 2012)

• Published in: Cadernos de saúde pública 2017-09, Vol.33Suppl 3 (Suppl 3), p.e00137215-e00137215
• Main Authors: Hallal, Ana Luiza de Lima Curi, Figueiredo, Valeska Carvalho, Moura, Lenildo de, Prado, Rogério Ruscitto do, Malta, Deborah Carvalho
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; por
• Subjects: Adolescent; Brazil - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Father-Child Relations; Female; Humans; Male; Peer Group; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Smoking - epidemiology; Smoking Prevention; Socioeconomic Factors; Students - statistics & numerical data; Tobacco Products - classification; Tobacco Products - utilization; Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology; Tobacco Use Disorder - prevention & control
• ISSN: 1678-4464
• DOI: 10.1590/0102-311X00137215

The goal of this paper is to estimate the prevalence and to identify factors related to the use of other tobacco products among schoolchildren. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a representative sample of high school students enrolled in the 9th grade. A total of 109,104 students were interviewed, and 4.8% of them had used other tobacco products in the previous 30 days. The factors that increased the likelihood of using other tobacco products were: male gender, being administratively dependent on the school, having a job, living with mother and/or father, perception that the parents or guardians would not care if they smoked, having difficulties sleeping, not having close friends, having experienced domestic violence, skipping classes, having used tobacco and alcohol within the past 30 days, having experimented drugs, having smoking parents or guardians, having seen people smoking. The prevalence of using other tobacco products is high among Brazilian students, and is associated with higher socioeconomic conditions, presence of risk behavior, and living in an environment permissible to tobacco use.