Beliefs significantly associated to the consumption and no
consumption of tobacco in school students at the Valencia city, in
Spain. Bueno-Caigral, F.J. 1 ; Morales-Manrique, C.C. 2 ;
Aleixandre-Benavent, R. 2 ; Valderrama-Zurin, J.C. 3 1. Plan
Municipal Drogodependencias (PMD). Ayuntamiento de Valencia. Spain.
2. Unidad de Informacin e Investigacin Social y Sanitaria (UISYS).
Universitat de Valncia-CSIC. Valencia, Spain. 3. Generalitat
Valenciana.Valencia, Spain. AIM To determine the beliefs
significantly associated with the consumption and no consumption of
tobacco in school students in Spain. METHOD The sample is 1324
students, 48% (n = 631) male, mean age 14.89 (SD=3.12). Was given a
"Pre-Chat Survey on Drug Addiction; during 2007-2008", elaborated
by the professionals of the Plan Municipal de Drogodependencias
(PMD) of the Ayuntamiento de Valencia; administered in 21 schools
in the Valencia City. It was applied logistical regressions, using
as covariable the age, to determine the association among each one
of the beliefs with three dependent variables related to smoking
tobacco: i) occasional consumption (eg. weekends), ii) daily
consumption, and iii) not to have consumed it. RESULTS Among those
that answer to consume occasionally (e.g. weekends), the associated
beliefs are: CONCLUSIONS Sense of control on consumption, and
beliefs that smoking does not harms people of surroundings and does
not cause other problems are with high potential related to
occasionally consumption in youth. On other hand, beliefs with
potential to induce resiliency on smoking are that smoking causes
negative effects on physical and mental health, causes problems or
accidents in many life areas (scholar, labour, traffic, etc) and in
people of surroundings, plus the perception that negative effects
can occur also when is perceived that the consumption is control.
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http://www.cendocbogani.org Funded by: Funded by: Collaboration
agreement between the Plan Municipal de Drogodependencias (PMD),
Ayuntamiento de Valencia and Univetsitat de Valncia. Surveys
conducted by: Serrano, A.; Benito, B. Beliefs potentially
associated with not having consumed the tobacco are: It has
negative effects on health (OR=2.00) It causes many accidents
(labour, traffic, etc.) (OR=1.88) Responding negatively "if you
control nothing happens" (OR=2.84) NOT HAVING CONSUMED THE TOBACCO
Causes family, labour, scholar or social problems (OR=1.78) Harms
people of surroundings (OR=1.96) It can cause mental illnesses
(OR=1.80) To respond negatively that it doesnt cause problems
(OR=3.05) Sometimes can lead to commit crimes (OR=2.02) If you
control nothing happens (OR=3.66) It does not harms people of
surroundings (OR=1.77) It does not cause problems (OR=2.54) CONSUME
OCCASIONALLY TOBACCO (e.g. weekends) (e.g. weekends) The 2010 NIDA
International Research poster session The College on Problems of
Drug Dependence (CPDD) 72nd Annual Meeting. June 12-17, 2010.
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA