Características del consumo de cigarrillos en estudiantes universitarios, de la Facultad de Ingenierías y Arquitectura de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja 2023

Abstract

Abstract: Introduction: The growing problem of smoking keeps the WHO on alert, due to the age at which they start with the habit ranging from adolescents to young people (World Health Organization, 2019). According to Beltrán (2022), it is very easy for university students to adopt habits and follow new trends such as the use of vaping, and it is also linked to curiosity, lack of personality, bullying and even family and study burden. General Objectives: To determine the characteristics of cigarette consumption in university students of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja 2023. Specific Objectives: Characterization of the population according to socio demographic variables; Identify the prevalence of tobacco consumption in the study population; Characterization of tobacco consumption in the university population. Population and sample: Engineering and Architecture students enrolled in the period October 2023- February 2024 with a total of 1757 of which a sample of 299 was obtained.Results: The results of the project were obtained through an online survey, the study, with a quantitative and descriptive approach, reveals that the smoking rate does not decrease, despite the awareness of the consequences of consumption. The research characterized active smokers to provide useful data for future research and proposals to reduce consumption, as well as to strengthen university policies in open and closed spaces.