SELF-EFFICACY AND TOBACCO CESSATION IN 100% TOBACCO SMOKE FREE AREAS

Abstract:Objectives: To determine the level of self-efficacy in tobaccocessation in university students were the strategy 100% tobacco smoke free areas has been implemented. Method: Transversal, descriptive and comparative study in three Academic Areas through stratified sampling by academic program...

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Autores principales: Martinez Bonilla, Georgina Elizabeth, Cruz Juárez, Alma de l. Á, Sobeida Blázquez, M. L.
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/19162
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Sumario:Abstract:Objectives: To determine the level of self-efficacy in tobaccocessation in university students were the strategy 100% tobacco smoke free areas has been implemented. Method: Transversal, descriptive and comparative study in three Academic Areas through stratified sampling by academic program with proportional distribution, multistage. The General Self-Efficacy Scale wasapplied (GSE). Results: Is was observed that in Health Sciences there is a smaller percentage of students with high self efficiency to quit smoking. Regarding the area of Humanities, the percentage was greater than 50%, that is to say, 66.8% of students are found with more frequency of exposition to tobacco smoke daily, due to the fact that the area has not taken the compromise of tobacco smoke free areas. Conclusions: Self efficacy has been relevant to approach topics related to health behaviors such as smoking.