Tabaquismo entre las internas de un centro penitenciario para mujeres

Víctor San Martin; Patricia Vera Cattebeke; Nicolás Rojas Rojas; Floriano Calderoli Vargas

doi:10.18004/

Authors

Víctor San Martin Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra y Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínicas. San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
Patricia Vera Cattebeke Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra y Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínicas. San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
Nicolás Rojas Rojas Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra y Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínicas. San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
Floriano Calderoli Vargas Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Cátedra y Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínicas. San Lorenzo, Paraguay.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18004/

Keywords:

Smoking, Prevalence, Women, Risk groups, Paraguay

Abstract

Introduction: Smoking is one of the main causes of disease and death in the world, and its consumption may increase in situations of stress. Objectives: To characterize smoking within the Casa del Buen Pastor women’s prison. Materials and methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study with an anonymous survey using the method of multiple choice of answers. Results: 73 of the 101 inmates surveyed declared themselves to be smokers, and the vast majority of them want to quit smoking. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of smoking among women in prison, and their majority desire for cessation is an opportunity that should be used to support them with appropriate measures to achieve it.

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