Estilo de vida e o uso de cigarro eletrônico em universitários de enfermagem e educação física

Abstract

After entering the university, several changes occur in the lifestyle of academics. The act
of smoking has been attracting many young people through the use of electronic
cigarettes. The objective of the study was to analyze the lifestyle and the prevalence of
electronic cigarette use in university students of a public higher education institution in
Floriano-PI. This is a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, developed at a
public university in Piauí. The sample consisted of 130 health academics. The research
was approved by the Research Ethics Committee, under opinion nº 5,686,069. Data
were collected through questionnaires. The analysis included descriptive statistics and
association tests, considering a significance level of p<0.05. It was observed that 66.9%
of the interviewees were female and had unsatisfactory modifiable factors, mainly in
terms of diet (63.1%) and physical activity (52.3%), with a prevalence of 23.8% for the
use of electronic cigarette. Although the individual lifestyle was positive for the majority,
the inadequate lifestyle was 43.3%. It is suggested the creation and reinforcement of
policies to combat substance use and prevention and health promotion activities for
these young people.