Evaluation of a Smoking Cessation Program for HIV Infected Individuals in an Urban HIV Clinic: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Table 1
Characteristics of participants and nonparticipants and factors associated with participation in IDP smoking cessation program among current smokers ().
Variable
Smoking cessation program participant ()
Smoking cessation program nonparticipant ()
value1
Mean (SD)
(%)
Mean (SD)
(%)
Age
50.0 (9.1)
47.3 (10.0)
0.01
Sex
Male
65 (52.8)
370 (56.8)
0.41
Female
58 (47.2)
281 (43.2)
Race/Ethnicity
Black
105 (85.4)
554 (85.1)
0.94
Nonblack
18 (14.6)
97 (14.9)
Insurance status
Any
87 (70.7)
391 (60.1)
None
36 (29.3)
260 (39.9)
0.03
Most recent CD4+ count (cells/μL)
538.0 (323)
429 (329)
<0.01
Virologic suppression on HAART2
Yes
92 (78.0)
368 (62.0)
0.10
No
26 (22.0)
226 (38.1)
SD: standard deviation.
1By chi-square for categorical variables or Kruskall-Wallis for continuous variables.
2Defined by HIV VL <400 copies/mL.
