Tobacco use among nursing students of a private college

Abstract

The aim of this study was to draw a prevalence profile of smoking among nursing students of Faculdades Unificadas Doctum, Guarapari-ES. This is an exploratory, descriptive and quantitative research, developed with 68 nursing students. The data was collected on February and March 2009, with a self-administered questionnaire. Our findings show that the majority of students are female, from 20 to 25 years-old, living with their parents, without their own income. Among them, 50% have tried smoking sometime in life, these experiences have happened among relatives in 53%; 32.4% among friends and 58.5% among other smokers. The study has allowed thoughts on the use/abuse of tobacco, making aware of the damage caused by this substance among young adults.