Uso do tabaco entre funcionários de uma instituição de ensino superior

Tobacco use among employees of an institution of higher education Smoking is a major concern in modern society due to the deleterious effects in the population. Knowledge of the prevalence of smoking is necessary to achieve adequate institutional programs aimed at reducing the number of smokers. Thinking about this situation, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of smoking among employees of Fundação Paulista de Tecnologia e Educação (FPTE) of Lins/SP. in this analysis, a questionnaire was administered to 149 employees and was found smoking prevalence of 15.4%. 74.5% of employees were non-smokers and 10.1% were former smokers. The prevalence by gender smoking ratio was 65.2% among men and 34.8% among women. Most smoked for over 9 years (87.0%) and began smoking between 16 and 18 years of age (43.4%). The most prevalent age group was between 45-49 Artigo recebido 30 de janeiro de 2013; aceito em 14 de junho de 2013. Endereço para correspondência: Silvio Fernando Guideti Marques, Avenida Nicolau Zarvos, 1925 Jardim Aeroporto 16401-371 Lins SP, E-mail: marquessfg@uol.com.br