ASSIST Pakistan : Action to Stop Smoking In Suspected Tuberculosis in Pakistan; an intervention to stop tobacco use among patients suspected of TB – evaluation of an integrated approach (final technical report)

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dc.contributor.authorSiddiqi, Kamran
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Amir
dc.contributor.authorAssociation for Social Development
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Leeds. Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-25T18:07:33Z
dc.date.available2013-04-25T18:07:33Z
dc.date.issued2014-02
dc.description.abstractThere is a strong causal link between tobacco use and tuberculosis incidence. Almost 20% of the total disease burden due to tuberculosis is attributable to tobacco use. Pakistan is one of the top ten high burden countries for both tuberculosis and tobacco use. Therefore, in such countries it is desirable to deliver smoking cessation interventions integrated within TB control programmes. However, there is a lack of evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of such approaches. We carried out a cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of delivering smoking cessation interventions in achieving six-month continuous abstinence among adult smokers who are suspected of pulmonary tuberculosis...en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/51019
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectABSTINENCEen
dc.subjectPAKISTANen
dc.subjectRANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALen
dc.subjectSMOKINGen
dc.subjectTOBACCOen
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSISen
dc.subjectSMOKING CESSATIONen
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONen
dc.subjectBEHAVIOUR CHANGEen
dc.titleASSIST Pakistan : Action to Stop Smoking In Suspected Tuberculosis in Pakistan; an intervention to stop tobacco use among patients suspected of TB – evaluation of an integrated approach (final technical report)en
dc.typeFinal Technical Reporten
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceMGC signed post January 2008en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber104825001
idrc.project.componentnumber104825002
idrc.project.number105130
idrc.project.number104825
idrc.project.titleEvaluation of an Integrated Intervention to Stop Tobacco Use among Suspected Tuberculosis Patients (Pakistan)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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