Consumo de tabaco desde una perspectiva de género: el caso de adolescentes y jóvenes en la provincia de Jujuy

the tobacco epidemic is a global phenomenon. it is estimated today that the number of smokers of both sexes amounts to one third of the adult population globally of which 7 percent are women. in developed countries, make it a 42 per cent of males and 24 per cent of women. and though it seems to be a prevalent problem in men, women grow steadily and rapidly in the statistics. the overall objective of this study seeks to identify the continuities and ruptures in the constructions of gender among smokers and non-smokers, differentiated by region and area, and point out its connection with the consumption of snuff. the analysis is done from a gender perspective and interpretation, based on interviews with teenagers and young men and women, smokers and non-smokers, conducted during the years 2003 and 2004 in three different geographical areas of the province of jujuy: capital, puna and quebrada (all areas that pertain to the andean latin america). in these interviews sought to identify common features, differentiating by gender, smoking/not smoking and then only between the smoking as and in third place among the as no smoking. from this initial identification, and a second time, were analyzed qualitative/interpretive, comparative geographical areas from a gender perspective.