Promotion of Health in Self-efficacy, to Reduce Tobacco Consumption in Young Adults

Aim: The objective was determinate the effect of intervention on the self-efficacy and tobacco intake,
to decrease smoking in young adults.
Study Design: Study interventional.
Place and Duration of the Study: Juventino Rosas, Mexican community, between September 2014
and May 2015.
Methodology: Sample of 101 smoking young adults between 20 and 30 years. The experimental
group had 50 participants and control group 51, and all signed the inform consent. For data collection
were used the “Scale for measuring the level of efficacy for smoking cessation” and “Questionnaire for
the classification of consumers of cigarette for young”. The intervention was developed in 12 weekly
sessions of 50 minutes each, for 3 months, aimed at increasing the self-efficacy through strategies of
education, motivation and handling emotions.
Results: There was an association between interventional group and high self-efficacy (P=.01) and
the OR = 2.96, IC95%=1.28 to 6.84. There was an association between consumed cigarettes and
intervention group (P= .0001); OR=0.2, IC95% =0.08 to 0.46.
Conclusion: The interventional group improved significantly the level of self-efficacy and reduced
consumption of cigarettes.