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Result: [Tobacco use by students in the 1st and 2d grades in 10 Brazilian capitals: possible contributions of multivariate statistics to the understanding of the phenomenon].

Title:
[Tobacco use by students in the 1st and 2d grades in 10 Brazilian capitals: possible contributions of multivariate statistics to the understanding of the phenomenon].
Transliterated Title:
O uso de tabaco por estudantes de primeiro e segundo graus em dez capitais brasileiras: possíveis contribuições da estatística multivariada para a compreensão do fenômeno.
Authors:
Barbosa MT, Carlini-Cotrim B, Silva-Filho AR
Source:
Revista de saude publica [Rev Saude Publica] 1989 Oct; Vol. 23 (5), pp. 401-9.
Publication Type:
English Abstract; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Language:
Portuguese
Journal Info:
Publisher: Universidade De Sao Paulo. Faculdade De Higiene E Saude Publica Country of Publication: Brazil NLM ID: 0135043 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0034-8910 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00348910 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Rev Saude Publica Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Original Publication: Sao Paulo : Universidade De Sao Paulo. Faculdade De Higiene E Saude Publica
MeSH Terms:
Smoking/*epidemiology , Students/*psychology, Adolescent ; Adult ; Brazil/epidemiology ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Multivariate Analysis
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 19891001 Date Completed: 19900627 Latest Revision: 20190516
Update Code:
20250114
DOI:
10.1590/s0034-89101989000500007
PMID:
2636460
Database:
MEDLINE

Further Information

The use of tobacco among school children in ten Brazilian cities, by means of statistical techniques such as bivariate and multivariate analysis (Logit Model), was analyzed. Bivariate analysis revealed a positive association between the use of tobacco and the school child's non-academic occupation, evening course attendance, poor school performance, and parents' smoking habits. Multivariate techniques and the Logit Model showed that poor school performance (on the evening course) and parents' smoking habits (on the day-time course) were most significant variables. The importance of the utilization of multivariate technics for the real understanding of the various factors involved in complex behavior patterns such as the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs, was discussed.