@misc{10481/27960, year = {2007}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/27960}, abstract = {Es conocido que el tabaco es la más importante causa prevenible de muerte prematura en muchos países. Reconociendo al tabaquismo como tema prioritario en salud pública, se realizó un diagnóstico de situación sobre el consumo de cigarrillos entre los adolescentes, de seis escuelas, de la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina, a los fi nes de determinar su Prevalencia. Utilizando como instrumento una encuesta adaptada de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y procesando los datos mediante el programa Epi-Info versión 3.3 se demostró, entre otros, que la Prevalencia del hábito tabáquico es de 30,45% (IC 95%= 27,50% – 33,50%) y que el 56,80% (IC 95%= 53,60% - 60,00%) de los adolescentes han probado el cigarrillo aunque sea una vez en su vida.}, abstract = {It is a well established fact that in many countries smoking is a major cause of preventable death. In recognition of smoking as a priority topic in public health policy, a diagnosis of smoking habits among adolescents from six secondary schools was carried out in the city of Cordoba, Argentina, in order to determine its prevalence. An adapted form of a World Health Organisation (WHO) questionnaire was used as a survey instrument and the gathered data was processed using the Epi-Info program, version 3.3. The results obtained demonstrated, among other considerations, that the prevalence of smoking among this population group was 30.45% (IC 95%= 27.50% – 33.50%) and that 56.80% (IC 95%= 53.60% - 60.00%) had smoked a cigarette at least once in their lives.}, publisher = {Universidad de Granada, Facultad de Farmacia}, keywords = {Adolescentes}, keywords = {Adolescents}, keywords = {Córdoba (Argentina)}, keywords = {Cordoba (Argentina)}, keywords = {Prevalencia}, keywords = {Prevalence}, keywords = {Tabaco}, keywords = {Tobacco}, title = {Prevalencia del consumo de cigarrillos en adolescentes de la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina}, author = {Birri, M. and Cabral Pérez, Matías and Agnese, Alicia Mariel}, }