Author:

• SOLANGE DE MORAIS MONTANHA - MONTANHA, S.M. - <solmont@terra.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3589-7754

Co-author(s):

• Clovis Botelho - Botelho, Clovis - <clovisbotelho8@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2646-2639
• Ageo Mário Cândido da Silva - Silva, A.M.C. - <ageoms@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5293-9413

Abstract:

Introduction: Smoking is a Public Health problem and the release of its use in the prison system is controversial. Its prevalence in this population is high, including in women's prisons. Objectives: To estimate the smoking prevalence in women who are deprived of liberty and its associated factors. Methods: Cross-sectional study, with 259 participants who answered a questionnaire in a prison in the Midwest of Brazil. The dependent variable was smoking, and the independent variables were sociodemographic, life history, legal status and use of other drugs. Descriptive and bivariate analysis were performed, using prevalence ratios through the Chi-square test and, in the multivariable analysis, Poisson regression. Results: The prevalence of smoking was 86,87%. In the final model, the variables: age group, from 18 to 39 years (PR 1.33; 95% CI 1.10-1.61), alcohol use (PR 1.26; 95%CI 1.00-1.59), marijuana use (PR 1.16; 95%CI 1.03-1.30), and interaction between prison time and cocaine use (PR 1.05; 95%CI 1.00- 1.11) remained associated with smoking. Conclusion: The prevalence of smoking was high. The age group 18-39 years old, use of alcohol and marijuana, and interaction between imprisonment length of 36 months or more and cocaine use were factors associated with smoking.

Keywords:

Smoking, Prison, Women, Risk Factors.

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