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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1996-3521</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Infodir]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Infodir]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1996-3521</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1996-35212021000300007</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Consumo de cigarrillos en la pandemia del SARS-CoV-2, Cuba 2020]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Cigarette consumption in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Cuba 2020]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Suárez Lugo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nery]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública (ENSAP)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>36</numero>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1996-35212021000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1996-35212021000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1996-35212021000300007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El año 2020 tiene especial interés, pues muchos meses transcurrieron con la presencia de la pandemia y cuarentena por la COVID-19. El confinamiento, produjo que afloraran la ansiedad, depresión, estrés y miedo, generado por las posibilidades de contraer la enfermedad, con impacto en el tabaquismo y otras adicciones.  Objetivo: Caracterizar el mercado de cigarrillos en Cuba en el 2020.  Métodos: Se realizó un estudio convencional; observacional, descriptivo, transversal. Se utilizó alternativa de fuente de datos agregados de series temporales. Se emplearon las técnicas: análisis de información secundaria, entrevista individual a informantes clave, observación no participante y criterio de expertos mediante el método Delphi modificado. La información se ofrece en frecuencias y porcientos.  Resultados: El consumo per cápita en la población cubana de 15 años y más, fue de 1 537 cigarrillos, 4,98 % de incremento de con relación al 2019. El precio promedio estimado de la cajetilla de cigarrillos fue 11,23 pesos cubanos, con crecimiento de 2,18 %; de cada 100 cigarrillos que se vendieron, 38 fueron adquiridos en pesos cubanos convertibles y 62 en pesos cubanos. Se mantuvo la inelasticidad precio - demanda de cigarrillos con coeficiente de 0,43.  Conclusiones: La pandemia ocasionada por el virus del SARS-CoV-2 y los factores sociales y económicos inherentes, se presentan como causa fundamental del incremento de la demanda en el periodo estudiado, que rompe la tendencia decreciente de los últimos tres años; aunque se produjo discreto incremento del precio promedio de la cajetilla de cigarrillos, los fumadores no resultaron ser sensibles.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The year 2020 is of special interest, as many months passed with the presence of the pandemic and quarantine by COVID-19. The confinement led to the emergence of anxiety, depression, stress and fear, generated by the possibility of contracting the disease, with an impact on smoking and other addictions.  Objective: To characterize the cigarette market in Cuba in 2020.  Methods:  A conventional, observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out. An alternative source of aggregate data of time series was used. The following techniques were used: analysis of secondary information, individual interview to key informants, non-participant observation and experts' criteria by means of the modified Delphi method. The information is provided in frequencies and percentages.  Results:  Per capita consumption in the Cuban population aged 15 years and older was 1,537 cigarettes, a 4.98% increase compared to 2019. The estimated average price of a pack of cigarettes was 11.23 Cuban pesos, with an increase of 2.18%; of every 100 cigarettes sold, 38 were purchased in Cuban convertible pesos and 62 in Cuban pesos. Price inelasticity - demand for cigarettes were maintained with a coefficient of 0.43.  Conclusions:  The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the inherent social and economic factors are presented as the fundamental cause of the increase in demand in the period studied, which breaks the decreasing trend of the last three years; although there was a discreet increase in the average price of the pack of cigarettes, smokers were not sensitive to it.]]></p></abstract>
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