Evaluation of a Smoking Cessation Program for HIV Infected Individuals in an Urban HIV Clinic: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Table 2
Factors associated with 6-month tobacco abstinence among IDP smoking cessation program participants ()1.
Variable
Abstinent
Nonabstinent
-value2
()
()
Mean (SD)
(%)
Mean (SD)
(%)
Demographic factors
Age
50.2 (11.2)
49.9 (8.7)
0.54
Male sex
10 (50.0)
55 (53.4)
0.78
Black race/ethnicity
17 (85.0)
88 (85.4)
1.0
Insurance status, any
17 (85.0)
70 (68.0)
0.13
HIV-related factors
CD4, cells/μL3
606 (359)
525 (316)
0.33
Virologic suppression on HAART4
18 (90.0)
74 (75.5)
0.24
Psychosocial factors
History of mental illness
7 (35.0)
57 (55.3)
0.10
History of depression
6 (30.0)
47 (45.6)
0.20
History of anxiety
3 (15.0)
24 (23.3)
0.56
Current alcohol use
2 (10.0)
13 (12.6)
1.0
Current marijuana use
2 (10.0)
9 (8.7)
1.0
Current cocaine use
3 (15.0)
6 (5.8)
0.16
Current heroin use
0 (0.0)
4 (3.9)
1.0
Alcohol use, any
9 (45.0)
42 (40.8)
0.75
Marijuana use, any
4 (20.0)
29 (28.2)
0.45
Cocaine use, any
6 (30.0)
65 (63.1)
0.01
Heroin use, any
4 (20.0)
47 (45.6)
0.03
Tobacco-related factors
Cigarettes/day
10.5 (6.2)
11.1 (7.6)
0.83
Age started smoking
16.3 (4.2)
16.4 (4.6)
0.93
Prior quit attempts
1.6 (1.3)
2.2 (2.8)
0.35
Mean FTND (SD)5
3.8 (1.9)
4.7 (2.2)
0.05
Mean importance of quitting smoking (SD)6
9.0 (1.5)
9.2 (1.6)
0.68
Mean confidence in quitting smoking (SD)6
8.5 (2.0)
7.6 (2.4)
0.11
Other household smokers
6 (30.0)
47 (45.6)
0.20
Preparation stage of change7
19 (95.0)
74 (72.6)
0.04
Pharmacotherapy prescribed
18 (90.0)
78 (75.7)
0.16
SD: standard deviation; FTND: Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence.
16 participants who did not complete 6 month f/u were classified as nonabstinent.
2By chi-square or 2-sided Fisher’s exact for categorical variables and Kruskall-Wallis for continuous variables.
3Last documented CD4 cells/μL during study period.
4Defined by HIV VL <400 copies/mL on HAART.
5As measured by the modified Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND); score of ≥5 indicates significant nicotine dependence; score of ≤4 indicates low-moderate nicotine dependence.
60–10 Likert scale belief items with higher numbers indicating more importance or confidence.
7As measured by Stage of Change short form, excluding 1 missing value.
