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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 47-53 |
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Effect of a brief smoking cessation intervention on adult tobacco smokers with pulmonary tuberculosis: A cluster randomized controlled trial from North India
Sonu Goel1, Jeyashree Kathiresan2, Preeti Singh3, Rana J Singh4
1 Additional Professor of Health Management, School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Velammal Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Project Officer, School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
4 Deputy Director, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Sonu Goel
School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_265_17
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Background: An association between smoking and poor tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes has been globally established. Various smoking cessation interventions (SCIs) have been proven worldwide to curb smoking behavior. There is a need for evidence to assess if SCI increases the chance of successful treatment outcome among TB patients. Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of a brief SCI; The Ask, Brief, Cessation support (ABC) package, on treatment outcomes and smoking cessation in smear-positive adult pulmonary TB patients. Methods: A cluster, randomized controlled trial was conducted wherein 17 designated microscopic centers of Chandigarh, India were randomly assigned using a computer-generated randomization sequence to receive SCI within directly observed treatment, short (DOTS) services, or existing standard of care. Eligible and consenting smokers (15 + years) registered as smear-positive pulmonary TB for DOTS (n = 156) between January and June 2013 were enrolled. Smoking cessation (self-reported) was assessed at intervals till the end of treatment. End TB treatment outcomes were extracted from patient records. Results: Treatment success was lower in intervention arm (83.6%) as compared control arm (88.2%), but the difference was statistically insignificant (P = 0.427). Smoking cessation was higher in intervention arm (80.2%) compared to comparison arm (57.5%) (adjusted incidence risk ratio = 1.56; 95% confidence interval = 1.24–1.93; P < 0.0001). Conclusions: SCI is effective in inducing smoking cessation among TB patients. No association of SCI with TB treatment outcomes could be detected. |
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