Table 1.
Total of all tobacco cessation training topics covered by participating pharmacy schools
| Characteristics | n (%) | Tobacco cessation training topics covered by schools | P value for difference |
| mean (SD) | |||
| Basic backgrounds (n=52) | |||
| School Type | |||
| Public | 9 (17) | 4.1 (5.5) | 0.36 |
| Private | 43 (83) | 5.9 (5.3) | |
| School area | |||
| Hokkaido or Tohoku | 6 (12) | 4.3 (3.7) | 0.29 |
| Kanto | 16 (31) | 4.5 (5.4) | |
| Hokuriku or Tokai | 5 (10) | 6.2 (5.1) | |
| Kinki | 13 (25) | 4.7 (5.2) | |
| Chugoku or Kyushu | 12 (23) | 8.5 (5.8) | |
| School attitude to tobacco cessation training programme introduction (n=52) | |||
| School has a tobacco cessation training programme in a core/elective course | |||
| Yes | 1 (2) | 16.0 (-) | <0.001 |
| Under consideration | 4 (8) | 13.0 (4.7) | |
| No | 47 (90) | 4.8 (4.7) | |
| Tobacco cessation training programme should be introduced in pharmacy education | |||
| Yes | 27 (52) | 7.8 (5.9) | 0.007 |
| No | 6 (12) | 2.7 (2.8) | |
| Not sure | 19 (37) | 3.5 (3.7) | |
| School attitude to campus smoking ban (n=51) | |||
| Smoking ban on campus | |||
| No exceptions | 30 (59) | 5.9 (5.3) | 0.31 |
| Indoor only | 15 (29) | 6.5 (5.5) | |
| With designated smoking area | 6 (12) | 2.7 (4.8) | |
| New tobacco products use indoor | |||
| Available | 14 (28) | 5.7 (5.5) | 0.99 |
| Unavailable | 37 (73) | 5.7 (5.3) | |
| Campus smoking ban should be introduced in pharmacy schools | |||
| Yes | 38 (75) | 6.6 (5.4) | 0.02 |
| No | 1 (2) | 12.0 (-) | |
| Not sure | 12 (24) | 2.3 (3.3) | |
| Campus policies for tobacco control (n=50) | |||
| Smoke-free prohibition policies | |||
| Yes | 27 (54) | 6.5 (5.3) | 0.22 |
| Under consideration | 7 (14) | 7.6 (5.4) | |
| No | 16 (32) | 4.0 (4.8) | |
| Tobacco cessation initiatives | |||
| Yes | 13 (26) | 7.2 (5.4) | 0.49 |
| Under consideration | 7 (14) | 6.3 (3.3) | |
| No | 30 (60) | 5.1 (5.4) | |
| Secondhand smoke exposure policy | |||
| Yes | 14 (28) | 7.6 (4.9) | 0.13 |
| Under consideration | 8 (16) | 8.0 (5.1) | |
| No | 28 (56) | 4.4 (5.1) | |
| Tobacco education for institution members (n=51) | |||
| School offers education for non-use of tobacco for students | |||
| Yes | 28 (55) | 7.1 (4.9) | 0.07 |
| Previously offered | 3 (6) | 7.0 (0.6) | |
| No | 20 (39) | 3.6 (4.4) | |
| School offers smoking cessation programme for students | |||
| Yes | 5 (10) | 6.8 (4.9) | 0.06 |
| Previously offered | 4 (8) | 11.5 (5.9) | |
| No | 42 (82) | 5.0 (4.8) | |
| School offers smoking cessation programme for staff | |||
| Yes | 9 (18) | 6.4 (5.4) | 0.90 |
| Previously offered | 3 (6) | 6.0 (1.5) | |
| No | 39 (77) | 5.5 (5.3) | |