Smoking prevalence and effects on treatment outcomes in patients with tuberculosis.

Kellyn Rocha de Vargas Alana Ambos Freitas Ana Cláudia Vasconcellos Azeredo Denise Rossato Silva

Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2021)

Active smokers had less chance for cure and more abandonment than non-active smokers. These results can be useful for the proper planning of actions that impact TB control, especially in the treatment results, such as cognitive-behavioral approaches to smoking cessation.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
replacement therapy
mycobacterium tuberculosis
risk factors
hiv aids
emergency department
combination therapy
hepatitis c virus
adverse drug
drug induced
antiretroviral therapy