Prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation in adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis
Objective: To determine the prevalence of smoking experimentation among adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving adolescent students (13-14 years of age) in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The participants completed the Centers for Dise...
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doaj-b6f321078b37461ca96c35986b8f3f322020-11-24T23:04:15ZengSociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e TisiologiaJornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia1806-37562016-04-01422848710.1590/S1806-37562015000000296S1806-37132016000200084Prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation in adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitisSilvia de Sousa Campos FernandesCláudia Ribeiro de AndradeAlessandra Pinheiro CaminhasPaulo Augusto Moreira CamargosCássio da Cunha IbiapinaObjective: To determine the prevalence of smoking experimentation among adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving adolescent students (13-14 years of age) in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The participants completed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaires, both of which have been validated for use in Brazil. We calculated the prevalence of smoking experimentation in the sample as a whole, among the students with asthma symptoms, and among the students with allergic rhinitis symptoms, as well as in subgroups according to gender and age at smoking experimentation. Results: The sample comprised 3,325 adolescent students. No statistically significant differences were found regarding gender or age. In the sample as a whole, the prevalence of smoking experimentation was 9.6%. The mean age for smoking experimentation for the first time was 11.1 years of age (range, 5-14 years). Among the adolescents with asthma symptoms and among those with allergic rhinitis symptoms, the prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation was 13.5% and 10.6%, respectively. Conclusions: The proportion of adolescents with symptoms of asthma or allergic rhinitis who reported smoking experimentation is a cause for concern, because there is strong evidence that active smoking is a risk factor for the occurrence and increased severity of allergic diseases.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132016000200084&lng=en&tlng=enAsma/epidemiologiaRinite/epidemiologiaHábito de fumar/epidemiologia |
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Silvia de Sousa Campos Fernandes Cláudia Ribeiro de Andrade Alessandra Pinheiro Caminhas Paulo Augusto Moreira Camargos Cássio da Cunha Ibiapina Prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation in adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia Asma/epidemiologia Rinite/epidemiologia Hábito de fumar/epidemiologia |
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Silvia de Sousa Campos Fernandes Cláudia Ribeiro de Andrade Alessandra Pinheiro Caminhas Paulo Augusto Moreira Camargos Cássio da Cunha Ibiapina |
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Prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation in adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis |
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Prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation in adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis |
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Prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation in adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis |
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Prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation in adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis |
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Prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation in adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis |
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prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation in adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia |
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Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
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1806-3756 |
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2016-04-01 |
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Objective: To determine the prevalence of smoking experimentation among adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving adolescent students (13-14 years of age) in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The participants completed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaires, both of which have been validated for use in Brazil. We calculated the prevalence of smoking experimentation in the sample as a whole, among the students with asthma symptoms, and among the students with allergic rhinitis symptoms, as well as in subgroups according to gender and age at smoking experimentation. Results: The sample comprised 3,325 adolescent students. No statistically significant differences were found regarding gender or age. In the sample as a whole, the prevalence of smoking experimentation was 9.6%. The mean age for smoking experimentation for the first time was 11.1 years of age (range, 5-14 years). Among the adolescents with asthma symptoms and among those with allergic rhinitis symptoms, the prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation was 13.5% and 10.6%, respectively. Conclusions: The proportion of adolescents with symptoms of asthma or allergic rhinitis who reported smoking experimentation is a cause for concern, because there is strong evidence that active smoking is a risk factor for the occurrence and increased severity of allergic diseases. |
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Asma/epidemiologia Rinite/epidemiologia Hábito de fumar/epidemiologia |
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