Alcohol and tobacco consumption among seamstresses from the city of Formiga - Minas Gerais

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of alcohol and tobacco between seamstresses women from the city of Formiga - Minas Gerais, identifying possible relations with the sociodemographic characteristics. It is a quantitative study, developed with 56 women from four sewing factories. It was found that 32.1% have ever used tobacco at least once in life, and, of these, 55% used such substance in the last three months; 43% have consumed alcohol, being that 79% of them in the last three months. Nine women fit the pattern of tobacco abuse and five of alcohol, noting that consumption is above the national average. It emphasizes the need to deepen the specifics of consumption to design effective prevention strategies among such workers