PREVALENCE OF AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO CONSUMPTION AMONG PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATES

ABSTRACT We assessed the prevalence of and factors associated with alcohol consumption and smoking among Physical Education undergraduates of the city of Brasília, Brazil. This epidemiological, cross-sectional study was conducted with 903 second-semester students during the academic year of 2016. We used a self-administered questionnaire on health-related life habits. Of the 903 participants, 57.4 % were female and 42.6% were male; mean age was 24.4±5.0 years. Sixty-eight point eight percent of students consumed alcohol, 37.3% of them at least once per month, with no differences between sexes (p=0.435). Ninety-two point seven percent of females and 91.7% of males reported that the habit of consuming alcohol had been acquired before entering university. Twenty-nine point one percent of participants reported being smokers, of which 7.0% only smoked at parties or on weekends. There was a higher prevalence of alcohol consumption (69.8%) and smoking (31.2%) among students who lived with their parents or relatives. Based on our findings, we propose that the dissemination of information on the harmful effects of excessive consumption of alcohol and smoking may contribute to the prevention of health and social damages caused by these habits.摘要 本研究评估了巴西巴西利亚市体育教育专业本科生的饮酒与吸烟行为流行率及其相关影响因素。本项流行病学横断面研究于2016学年开展，研究对象为903名第二学期本科生，采用健康相关生活习惯自填式问卷收集数据。903名研究对象中，女性占比57.4%，男性占比42.6%；平均年龄为24.4±5.0岁。68.8%的学生存在饮酒行为，其中37.3%的饮酒频率为每月至少1次，性别间未发现显著差异（p=0.435）。92.7%的女生与91.7%的男生均表示，其饮酒习惯形成于大学入学之前。29.1%的研究对象存在吸烟行为，其中7.0%仅在聚会或周末吸烟。与父母或亲属同住的学生中，饮酒行为流行率达69.8%、吸烟行为流行率达31.2%，均高于整体研究对象的平均水平。基于本研究结果，我们建议通过普及过量饮酒与吸烟的有害影响相关知识，助力预防上述两类行为所引发的健康与社会危害。