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)

Siddiqi, KamranKhan, AmirAssociation for Social DevelopmentUniversity of Leeds. Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development2013-04-252013-04-252014-02http://hdl.handle.net/10625/51019There 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...Text1 digital file (40 p. : ill.)application/pdfenABSTINENCEPAKISTANRANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALSMOKINGTOBACCOTUBERCULOSISSMOKING CESSATIONHEALTH INTERVENTIONBEHAVIOUR CHANGEASSIST 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)Final Technical Report