Abstract

PATINO-OLARTE, Lina Marcela; ZAPATA-PUERTA, Diana Milena  and  OLAYA-PELAEZ, Álvaro. Knowledge and Attitude of University Students on Cigarette Smoking and the Regulations that Rule it in Contrast to their Practices, Medellin, 2013. Rev. Gerenc. Polit. Salud [online]. 2014, vol.13, n.27, pp.334-347. ISSN 1657-7027.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.rgyps13-27.cauc.

Objective: To describe the knowledge and attitudes that the students of a University on cigarette smoking and the regulations that rule it, and how these regulations are applied in their practices. Methodology: Cross-section descriptive study, application of random stratified sampling. We developed the instrument taking some variables from the gats and gyts surveys. Results and Discussion: Women considered themselves passive smokers (10%) and men, former smokers (18.9%) The life prevalence was 53.3%; prevalence during last month was 37.7% in males. 67.7% affirmed that the prevention measures of the Anti-tobacco law in Colombia have not had influence on the reduction of smoking in society. They recognized that there are measures to prevent smoking in the institution, but they consider that these should be strengthened to create a larger impact, both in the instruction and in the national level.

Keywords : tobacco use; public policies; students; knowledge; health attitudes and practice; smoking habit; control.

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