Prevalence of smoking and associated factors in people living with HIV undergoing treatment.
Luciane de Souza Leal TeixeiraMaria das Graças Braga CeccatoWânia da Silva CarvalhoJuliana de Oliveira CostaPalmira de Fátima BonoloJullye Campos MendesMicheline Rosa SilveiraPublished in: Revista de saude publica (2020)
The results show that smoking is highly prevalent among PLHIV, indicating the need for HIV specialized services to prioritize smoking cessation interventions. These interventions should consider the use of alcohol and illicit drugs and be targeted especially to young people, those with low schooling and with signs and/or symptoms of anxiety or depression.