Preventing smoking experimentation: focus group with young university students

Authors

  • Alfredo Almeida Pina-Oliveira Programa Stricto Sensu de Enfermagem da Universidade Guarulhos (UNG) e Faculdade Campo Limpo Paulista (FACCAMP).
  • Patrícia Spinassi Faculdade de Campo Limpo Paulista (FACCAMP).
  • Terezinha Cristina Santana Bueno Faculdade de Campo Limpo Paulista (FACCAMP).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1983-652X.2017.4.24848

Keywords:

health behavior, tobacco use, young adult, education, higher, health promotion.

Abstract

Objective: To understand the perception of protective elements against the initiation of smoking among university students.

Materials and Methods: Qualitative research based on focus group including nine students from a private College in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Results: Thematic analysis has presented two main categories. The first category is “protection factors against smoking initiation” and it is composed by ‘standing up against smoking’, ‘avoiding esthetic harms and awful odor of tobacco’ and ‘recognizing limitations regarding tobacco-related diseases’. Second category embodies “preventive behaviors facing smoking” and it is made of ‘valuing your own health and taking control of yourself’, ‘respecting parents’ advices and having role models’ and ‘joining drug-free projects”.

Conclusion: Tobacco-free actions in Higher Education Institutions must incorporate positive protective factors that protect young people and integrate personal, familiar and collective aspects when building preventive behaviors at this life stage.

Author Biographies

Alfredo Almeida Pina-Oliveira, Programa Stricto Sensu de Enfermagem da Universidade Guarulhos (UNG) e Faculdade Campo Limpo Paulista (FACCAMP).

Professor Doutor e Enfermeiro. Doutorado em Ciências da Saúde e Mestrado em Saúde Coletiva pela Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo. Educador em Saúde Pública.

Patrícia Spinassi, Faculdade de Campo Limpo Paulista (FACCAMP).

Enfermeira. Bacharel em Enfermagem pela Faculdade de Campo Limpo Paulista (FACCAMP).

Terezinha Cristina Santana Bueno, Faculdade de Campo Limpo Paulista (FACCAMP).

Enfermeira. Bacharel em Enfermagem pela Faculdade de Campo Limpo Paulista (FACCAMP).

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2017-10-19

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Vol. 10 No. 4 (2017)

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