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Type:	Artigo de Periódico
Title:	Prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation in adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis
Authors:	Silvia de Sousa Camposfernandes Cláudia Ribeiro de Andrade Alessandra Pinheiro Caminhas Paulo Augusto Moreira Camargos Cássio da Cunha Ibiapina
Abstract:	Objective: To determine the prevalence of smoking experimentation among adolescents with asthma or allergic rhinitis. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving adolescent students (13-14 years of age) in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The participants completed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaires, both of which have been validated for use in Brazil. We calculated the prevalence of smoking experimentation in the sample as a whole, among the students with asthma symptoms, and among the students with allergic rhinitis symptoms, as well as in subgroups according to gender and age at smoking experimentation. Results: The sample comprised 3,325 adolescent students. No statistically significant differences were found regarding gender or age. In the sample as a whole, the prevalence of smoking experimentation was 9.6%. The mean age for smoking experimentation for the first time was 11.1 years of age (range, 5-14 years). Among the adolescents with asthma symptoms and among those with allergic rhinitis symptoms, the prevalence of self-reported smoking experimentation was 13.5% and 10.6%, respectively. Conclusions: The proportion of adolescents with symptoms of asthma or allergic rhinitis who reported smoking experimentation is a cause for concern, because there is strong evidence that active smoking is a risk factor for the occurrence and increased severity of allergic diseases.
Subject:	Asma Rinite Fumar Epidemiologia
language:	eng
metadata.dc.publisher.country:	Brasil
Publisher:	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Publisher Initials:	UFMG
metadata.dc.publisher.department:	MED - DEPARTAMENTO DE PEDIATRIA
Rights:	Acesso Aberto
metadata.dc.identifier.doi:	https://doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562015000000296
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1843/56619
Issue Date:	25-Feb-2016
metadata.dc.url.externa:	https://www.scielo.br/j/jbpneu/a/dN934vNtfhrfXshWdZgLDQJ/?lang=en
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof:	Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Appears in Collections:	Artigo de Periódico

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