Preliminary results from the scientific researching project “direct fiscal cost-benefit for the smoking in cuba”

Abstract

Background. The academic development becomes stronger by including the scientific results to the teaching process. The academic research project checking is a constant need from the university context. Objective. To value the behavior from the academic research project “Direct fiscal cost – benefit for the smoking in Cuba”. Materials and Methods. Was made a descriptive research from the result obtained by the academic research project “Cost – benefit direct fiscal from smoking in Cuba”. As theoric methods were used the historical – logical, the comparative and the inductive – deductive. As empiric method was used the bibliographic research. Results. The Project had have an extended scientific production. It is leasing the research about smoking economic benefits and it suggest make an extensive practice validation from the proposes in other health institutions where smoking is an important risk factor. Conclusions. The academic research project “Cost – benefit direct fiscal from smoking in Cuba” had obtained important results that show the smoking social costs in the researched population. However is leasing the description and accounting from the smoking economic benefits to estimate the cost – benefit relation. A closer relation with other health institutions might obtain present primary information and an extended practice validation.