High quit rate among smokers with tuberculosis in a modified smoking cessation programme in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Public Health Action
; 3(3): 243-6, 2013 Sep 21.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26393038
ABSTRACT
SETTING:
BRAC, a non-governmental organisation, implemented a modified smoking cessation programme for tuberculosis (TB) patients based on International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) guidelines in 17 peri-urban centres of Dhaka, Bangladesh.OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether a modified version of The Union's smoking cessation intervention was effective in promoting cessation among TB patients and determinants associated with quitting smoking.DESIGN:
Cohort study of routinely collected data.RESULTS:
A total of 3134 TB patients were registered from May 2011 to April 2012. Of these, 615 (20%) were current smokers, with a mean age of 38 years (±13.8). On treatment completion, 562 patients were analysed, with 53 (9%) lost to follow-up or dead, while 82% of smokers had quit. Patients with extra-pulmonary TB were less likely to quit than those with pulmonary TB. Patients with high-intensity dependence were less likely to quit than those with low-intensity dependence.CONCLUSION:
This study suggests that a simplified smoking cessation intervention can be effective in promoting smoking cessation among TB patients in Bangladesh. This is encouraging for other low-resource settings; the Bangladesh National Tuberculosis Control Programme should consider nationwide scaling up and integration of this smoking cessation plan.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Public Health Action
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bangladesh