Proactive referral to a national Quitline achieved smoking abstinence rates comparable to more intensive nurse-led counseling and nicotine replacement therapy.
Integration of tobacco cessation services into routine HIV outpatient clinics in Vietnam proved feasible and safe.
The study highlights the potential for leveraging existing national Quitline infrastructure in 42 low- and middle-income countries to address the tobacco epidemic among people living with HIV.
The Clinical Context: Tobacco Use Among People Living with HIV
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