Prevalência de tabagismo e seu impacto na voz da população do campus de Bauru da Universidade de São Paulo / Prevalence of smoking and the impact on the voice of the population of the Bauru School of Dentistry campus, University of Sao Paulo

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

27/07/2012

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The fight against the smoking epidemic is a priority established by the World Health Organization. This study analyzed the prevalence of smoking and its effect on the voice of professors, employees and students at the Bauru campus of University of São Paulo. A self-explaining questionnaire was applied to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics, general health, voice and behavior in relation to smoking. The study evaluated the prevalence of the habit, degree of smoking dependence (Fagerstrom test) and motivation to interrupt the habit (Richmond test). The results were analyzed on the software Statistica for Windows version 5.1. The chi-square and the Spearmen correlation tests were applied between groups, at a significance level of 5%. The response rate was 62.8%, i.e. 628 participants. Most interviewees were females (74.5%), aged 18 to 29 years (46.2%) and with educational level up to high school (57.8%). Concerning the smoking habit, 10.5% were smokers and 10.5% were ex-smokers. The percentage of smoker students (4.1%) was significantly lower compared to the values observed among employees (p<0.001). The prevalence of smokers was significantly higher among male interviewees (p=0.003), with lower educational level (p<0.001) and in the age range older than 50 years (p<0.001). There was statistically significant correlation between smoking dependence and the educational level (p<0.001). However, the motivation to interrupt the habit did not show correlation with educational level (p=0.344). The smokers exhibited vocal symptoms and throat sensations with significantly higher frequency than non-smokers, including dry cough (p<0.001) with catarrh (p<0.001), hem (p<0.001), throat secretion (p=0.006), dry throat (p=0.010), hoarseness (p=0.001) and harsh voice (p<0.001). The percentage of satisfaction with the own voice was 93% for both groups. Concerning the care with the voice, 54.3% of the sample had received previous information on the subject. These data demonstrate the need of adequate local strategies for prevention and interruption of smoking at the Bauru campus.

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