title: Prevalence and attitude towards smoking in first, third and fifth-year pharmacy students in Spain: PRECOTABAC study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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<0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Smoking prevalence: 34.92%. The smokers smoke 31.04 (SD=43.182) cigarettes/week on average. Pharmacy students have a positive attitude towards giving up smoking, with differences between year groups (p=0.036).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Four in ten pharmacy students in Spain smoke every day by the time they finish their degree. Smoking prevalence is lower in the first few years of the degree and increases over time. Students also have a positive attitude towards giving up smoking, and are in favor of measures that can be taken to try to stop people smoking.
authors.affiliation: Community pharmacist, Mula, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Esperanza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Muñoz Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Farmacia, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García-Jiménez
authors.affiliation: Investigation in pharmaceutical care, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martínez Martínez
authors.affiliation: Community pharmacist, Adra, Almeria, Spain.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Espejo Guerrero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult