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Smoking Behaviors in a Community-based Cohort of Hiv-infected Unstably Housed and Homeless Adults

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: We conducted a longitudinal study of a community-based cohort of HIV-infected indigent adults to examine smoking behaviors and factors associated with quitting.We assessed ''hardcore'' smoking behaviors associated with a low probability of quitting.Of the 296 participants, 218 were current smokers (73.6 %).The prevalence of ''hardcore'' smoking was high: 59.6 % smoked C15 cigarettes per day, and 67.3 % were daily smokers.During the study interval, 20.6 % made at least one quit attempt.Of these, 53.3 % were abstinent at 6 months.The successful quit rate over 2 years was 4.6 %.Illegal substance use (adjusted odds ratio, AOR 0.2, 95 % CI 0.1-0.6)and smoking within 30 min of waking (AOR 0.2, 95 % CI 0.1-0.7)were associated with lower likelihood of making a quit attempt.Interventions that reduce nicotine dependence prior to smoking cessation and those that are integrated with substance use treatment may be effective for this population.

Source: eScholarship (California Digital Library)

Authors: Maya Vijayaraghavan, Joanne Penko, David Guzman, Christine Miaskowski, Margot Kushel

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, University of California, San Diego, University of California, San Francisco, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center for Research Resources

Awards: Clinical and Translational Science Institute, G758528517, G9000058261

OpenAlex ID: W2787436890

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