Effect of quitting smoking on health outcomes during treatment for tuberculosis: secondary analysis of the TB & Tobacco Trial

• Published in: Thorax Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 74 - 78
• Main Authors: Siddiqi, Kamran, Keding, Ada, Marshall, Anna-Marie, Dogar, Omara, Li, Jinshuo, Huque, Rumana, Fatima, Razia, Khan, Amina, Elsey, Helen, Gabe, Rhian, Kotz, Daniel, Sheikh, Aziz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society 01.01.2022; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Body mass index; Clinical outcomes; Humans; Indoor air quality; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Quality of Life; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Socioeconomic factors; Tobacco; tobacco and the lung; tobacco control; Tobacco Products; Tuberculosis; Bangladesh; Pakistan; smoking cessation; tobacco control; tobacco and the lung; tuberculosis

BackgroundDespite treatment, patients with tuberculosis (TB) who smoke have poorer outcomes compared with non-smokers. It is unknown, however, if quitting smoking during the 6 months of TB treatment improves TB outcomes.MethodsThe TB & Tobacco Trial was a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomi...