Abstract

Objective:

Analyze sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with the use of tobacco-based products among women with mental and behavioral disorders receiving treatment in a psychosocial care center.

Methods:

This is a prevalence study, with a random sample of 181 women, 18 years of age or older, diagnosed with mental and behavioral disorders according to the International Classification of Diseases. Data were collected between August 2016 and April 2017, via telephone interviews with the study participants. The data underwent statistical treatment using descriptive analysis and measurements of central tendency.

Results:

Among the 181 women interviewed, 24.9% used tobacco-based products, and the following aspects predominated in the study population: 40 to 49 years of age; brown race/color; one to eight years of study; income ranging from one to less than two minimum wages; does not work outside the home; does not live with a partner, and Catholic religion. Forty-nine of the women (27.1%) reported comorbidities, mainly arterial hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, where there was a relationship with tobacco-based product use (p=0.049).

Conclusion:

The prevalence of tobacco-based product use among women with mental and behavioral disorders was high, compared to the general female population, and was associated with the presence of clinical comorbidities.

Keywords
Tobacco; Tobacco use disorder; Women's health; Mental disorders; Psychiatric nursing