Factores cognitivos asociados con el inicio del consumo de tabaco en adolescentes

摘要: Objective: To study the association between cognitive factors of behavioral change model «Attitude Self Efficacy» (ASE) at different phases smoking initiation among adolescents. Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional survey students in second grade Compulsory Secondary Education (13-14 years old) from Cornella de Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain) 2000 to obtain information on and smoking. Logistic regression analysis was used investigate variables associated with (odds ratio [OR] experimenters vs. non-smokers smokers experimenters). Results: The prevalence daily 22.9% (95% CI, 16.5%-29.3%) boys 36.2% 29.7%42.6%) girls. Factors experimenting (vs. non-smoking) were: attitudes (disagreement smoke-free areas [OR = 3.46; 95% 1.65-7.24], agreement promotion 3.42; 1.42-8.28]), subjective norms (perceiving friends as 2.50; 1.17-5.35]). regular (vs experimenting) belong to: self-efficacy Conclusions: Focussing programs targetted younger ages seems appropriate, since these are more closely phase. Encouraging skills refuse cigarettes offered by is appropriate advanced age, this determinant