Thérapie 2013 Novembre-Décembre; 68 (6): 375–383 DOI: 10.2515/therapie/2013067

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

© 2013 Société Française de Pharmacologie et de Thérapeutique

Prevalence and Attitude towards Smoking in First, Third and Fifth-year Pharmacy Students in Spain: PRECOTABAC Study Esperanza Muñoz Muñoz1, Emilio García-Jiménez2, Fernando Martínez Martínez3 and José Espejo Guerrero4 1 2 3 4

Community pharmacist, Mula, Murcia, Spain Facultad de Farmacia, University of Granada, Granada, Spain Investigation in pharmaceutical care, University of Granada, Granada, Spain Community pharmacist, Adra, Almeria, Spain

Text received December 26th, 2012; accepted July 27th, 2013 Keywords: pharmacy students; smoking; attitude; prevalence

Abstract – Aim of this study. The aim of this study is to calculate smoking prevalence among first, third and fifth-year pharmacy students in Spain, and to describe their attitude towards giving up smoking. Methods. Cross-sectional multi-center study using an ad hoc self-administered questionnaire in first, third and fifth-year pharmacy students at seven Spanish universities. Bivariate analysis with chi-square and Student's t-test, statistical significance p