Nivel de dependencia a los cigarrillos electrónicos en estudiantes de medicina en la Universidad del Pacífico en el año 2023

Telmo Raul Aveiro-Róbalo; Mayra Ayelen Llanes Leiva

doi:10.56294/sctconf2023372

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Published: 2023-09-23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/sctconf2023372

Level of dependence to electronic cigarettes in medical students at the University of the Pacific in the year 2023

Abstract

Introduction: electronic cigarettes are devices whose purpose is to mimic the smoking experience. Although they are promoted as a less harmful alternative to conventional cigarettes, their effects on health are not harmless.
General objective: to determine the level of dependence on electronic cigarettes among medical students at the Universidad del Pacífico.
Methodology: a cross-sectional descriptive observational study was carried out where the IDCE questionnaire was applied to medical students during the month of July 2023, classifying them as non-dependent, with low dependence, with moderate dependence, dependence with signs of high dependence, high dependence.
Results: we studied 142 students with a mean age of 24 ± 5 years where 51,4 % (73) were male, 45,8 % (65) were from the Central Department and 34,5 % (49) from Asuncion.
It was found that 35,3 % (30) of those who smoked electronic cigarettes had a level of dependence with signs of high dependence, 30,6 % (26) had a moderate level of dependence and 12,9 % (11) had a high level of dependence.
Conclusion: the level of dependence found in this work was mainly with high dependence onset signs followed by high level dependence.

Keywords:

Electronic Cigarette,

Dependence,

Smoking,

How to Cite

Aveiro-Róbalo TR, Llanes Leiva MA. Level of dependence to electronic cigarettes in medical students at the University of the Pacific in the year 2023. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología - Serie de Conferencias [Internet]. 2023 Sep. 23 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];2:372. Available from: https://conferencias.saludcyt.ar/index.php/sctconf/article/view/372

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