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Pages 64-68 (February 1996)
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Actitudes de los profesores sobre la prevención del tabaquismo en la escuela
Teachers' attitudes toward prevention of smoking in the schools
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M. Barrueco*,1
* Servicio de Neumología. Hospital Universitario. Centro de Salud de Vitigudino. Salamanca
A. Blanco, J. García, M. Vicente, J.L. Garavís, E. Botella, D. Terrero
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La iniciación al consumo de tabaco entre los adolescentes continúa siendo un importante problema de salud pública. Los primeros contactos con el tabaco tienen lugar en la enseñanza primaria y secundaria, aunque la mayor prevalencia se alcanza en la universidad.

A pesar de sus limitaciones, los programas escolares constituyen un medio eficaz de prevención del tabaquismo. En España las autoridades educativas incluyen los contenidos antitabaco dentro de la educación para la salud, que forma parte del currículum con carácter de disciplina transversal. Sin embargo, en la práctica, este tipo de enseñanzas no suele incluirse dentro de los contenidos educativos habituales.

Conocer la opinión de los profesores acerca de este tipo de actividades puede contribuir al mejor diseño de las mismas, con el fin de obtener el mayor beneficio posible de estos programas mediante su participación activa. En nuestro estudio valoramos la opinión de los profesores de los centros participantes en el Plan de Prevención del Tabaquismo en el Medio Escolar que se ha realizado durante los años 1993-1995.

En general la opinión de los profesores es favorable al Plan, desean que continúe y están dispuestos a colaborar más activamente con los médicos que lo realizan.

Palabras clave:
Escuela
Prevención
Tabaquismo

Teenage smoking continúes to present a significant public health problem. Children begin to smoke in elementary and middle school, although consumption is highest during university studies.

In spite of their limitations, school-based campaigns are the most effective weapons against smoking. Spanish educational authorities have developed an interdiscipiinary antismoking curriculum for health education. In practice, however, the curriculum is not usually implemented.

An understating of teachers’ attitudes toward such campaigns can lead to their better design, contributing to greater cooperation and better outcome. We therefore surveyed teachers participating in the School-based Smoking Prevention Plan during 1993-1995.

Teachers had a generally favorable opinión of the campaign and wanted to continue it; they were vvell disposed to cooperate more actively with the physicians who carried it out.

Key words:
School
Prevention
Smoking
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